Bone guy Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Hello fossil friends. I have this skull piece here that's quite interesting. Looks to be some kind of amphibian skull. The locality is Bridger fm, but after doing some research I haven't been able to find any information on amphibians from this locality. Would anyone be able to shed some light on an ID for this piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 No real idea what but the preservation gives me a fish vibe. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Mike from North Queensland said: No real idea what but the preservation gives me a fish vibe. Mike I agree, looks fishy. “...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...
Bone guy Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, Mike from North Queensland said: No real idea what but the preservation gives me a fish vibe. Mike 4 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: I agree, looks fishy. I agree. The more I look at the piece the more I see a fish skull. I believe it's preserved dorsaly, so that may have thrown off the seller in his ID process. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Open access to the first page, but it has some names. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/uwyo/rmg/article-abstract/30/1/57/87883 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I agree that this looks fishy, skull material flattened from the top, but it is tough to tell. The Bridger Fm does have some thin limestones that have occasional fish bones in them. Can we see better close up pix? I think a recent paper in JVP discussed Bridger fishes, but they were mostly verts and catfish spines found by screenwashing. Nothing articulated like this piece. Cool fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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