Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Hi guys, I am trying to get more information concerning this once in a lifetime find that a good friend recently gave to me. I believe that this specimen is eagle ray material that my life long friend found back in the 1970s. The two pieces of this specimen were found on the same beach about a YEAR apart. Anyway I thought of know better place to show this once in a lifetime find and get more information on this truly rare specimen. Regards ,Cliff Dweller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Calvert Cliff Dweller said: More pics A year apart ?? ... that 'is' pretty amazing. It looks like a good match. Those odds must be long. Elasmo has a great discussion and examples for comparison.... http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=genera/cenozoic/batoids/myliobatis-lc.html&menu=bin/menu_genera-alt.html Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 It was at least a year apart. I was with him when he found the second piece. Notice the pathological score on the smooth side they match up perfectly. Both pieces were found as beach float material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Wow. That's a great find, and an even better story to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 I’ve heard some stories like this but those odds are more than one in a million; we’re getting into the one in a trillions here! Awesome specimen, I often find pieces of course but I’ve yet to find any associated. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Yes, that is definitely Aetobatus. It's great to find two teeth still together. It's a miracle to find two partial plates that fit together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Nice find. I agree with the eagle ray id. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campanella Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Wow, that's incredibly cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 It's history makes an exceptional find even better!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Very nice and truly amazing. And your friend just gave it to you? That’s a special friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 That is amazing! I'd have that friend picking lottery numbers for me Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Actually I was the best man at his wedding 30 years ago and are lifelong friends to this day. Anyway my friend Karl always knew I liked that Aetobatus plate and was floored when he offered it to me. I thought you would get a kick out of this rare Miocene fossil and story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 A very special fossil and story. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Very pretty- it would look great in a Membrane Frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Aetobatus arcuatus link " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Really nice specimen. Definitely a piece of an Aetobatus lower dental plate. Aetobatus dental plates have only one median dental file in each dental plate and don't have lateral dental files. You have five teeth from the dental plate. I've seen lower plates with as many as 14 teeth in the plate. You can tell it is a lower plate because the teeth are very arched toward the front and narrowly imbricated in a herring-bone pattern. The teeth in the upper dental plate are fairly rectilinear except near the lateral edges where they curve backwards and decrease in width. Cappetta 2012 Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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