Dave pom Allen Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Can anybody out there help with identifying this or these. From New Zealands North Island late Miocene - early pliocene looks like two different subjects , I have no idea what ether of these are. The texture on both these are very strange the brown part is allmost skin texture and very thin And the other what i think is a porcupine or puffer fish has a strange texture to it. any information will be greatly recieved. im thinking maybe leatherjacket now Edited September 2, 2009 by Dave pom Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Very strange... Could the first be shark/ray skin? And the second; it looks to be the underside of a rather blocky fish, perhaps with the outer layer of skin missing (maybe so too with the first one as well)? Amazing preservation in any case! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 The second one looks like a moon fish fossil... " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 they look like trunkfish, or cowfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 thinking it looks a bit like a trigger fish. any fossils info anybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 It looks very similar to the strange and tropical family of the Boxfishes (they are called this way because their anathomy is quite odd, and because their skin is very hard). The thing is; Is there any bibliography done on this strange critters, to ID it? I`ve got no idea; but bythe way, very rare and strange purchase! Here I post an old printing (XIX century) of some quite similar living critters: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 It looks very similar to the strange and tropical family of the Boxfishes (they are called this way because their anathomy is quite odd, and because their skin is very hard). The thing is; Is there any bibliography done on this strange critters, to ID it? I`ve got no idea; but bythe way, very rare and strange purchase! Here I post an old printing (XIX century) of some quite similar living critters: NOT A PURCHACE FOUND TARANAKI NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I think it matches up very nicely with the box fish depiction above. I suggest the possibility of taking it to a university for a specialist can identify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 I agree looks very similar to family of the Boxfishes thanks MOROPUS. I do have contact with people here in NZ and as its a new find i am just putting it out there for comments. identification is hard if it has`nt been recorded before. just enquiring Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758) Longhorn Cowfish/Boxfish Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Superclassis: Osteichthyes • Classis: Actinopterygii • Ordo: Tetraodontiformes • Familia: Ostraciidae • Genus: Lactoria • Species: Lactoria cornuta . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Now a find like that would surely make my day. Really great specimen you found. The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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