Archie Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Hey everyone, a few weeks ago I came across this strange object in an Upper Carboniferous, Westphalian bone bed in the Midland Valley of Scotland. This bed is full of bones, teeth, scales, coprolites etc. and is especially rich in Holocephalian tooth plates and Rhizodont bones but this object has me totally stumped, the material its made from has more of the appearance of a tooth plate than bone from this formation but I cant find anything like it. Its 14mm long. Any ideas greatly appreciated! Regards, Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Looks like a fish bone to Me. Not seeing a tooth. 1 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...
Archie Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Thanks Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Deltodus tooth, or something akin? 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Definitely seeing something holocephalan. I don't think this is Deltodus. Maybe Chondrelenchys? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'm also thinking this is a holocephalan tooth plate of some sort, under magnification it appears to have dentine tubules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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