I'm Frosty Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hello ! I just pulled this strange looking item out from the big brook river in NJ the other day.. Its about a 1/2" in size and that's all the information I have on it. I know for a fact it's not a concretion like my last post! Thank you all for advancing this new comers knowledge & passion for fossils that has recently been ignited . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Looks to me to be a tooth plate from some type of ray. The more interesting side that you've pictured is actually the root and the occlusal surface is actually on the bottom in your images. You can do an internet search (or search this forum) for "ray tooth plate" and you'll find similar images to your item. Cheers. -Ken 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, I'm Frosty said: Thank you all for advancing this new comers knowledge & passion for fossils that has recently been ignited . That's what we do here. Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I agree with ray tooth - from the side of the mouth plate. 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...
I'm Frosty Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, digit said: Looks to me to be a tooth plate from some type of ray. The more interesting side that you've pictured is actually the root and the occlusal surface is actually on the bottom in your images. You can do an internet search (or search this forum) for "ray tooth plate" and you'll find similar images to your item. Cheers. -Ken Thank you Ken ! That's exciting to learn that it's a tooth & that the bottom surface that's not in the pictures is actually the part that came in contact with food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 It’s Brachyrhizodus wichitaensis. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Congratulations on the ray plate. Those are not easy to spot. You may want to check out the website Fossils of New Jersey by a Fossil Forum member. It posts a wide assortment of fossils that may be found in New Jersey's Cretaceous streams. I've used it a lot to ID material. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Al Dente said: It’s Brachyrhizodus wichitaensis. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Here's a link with photos of a Cow-Nosed-Ray. https://njfossils.com/brachyrhizodus-wichitaensis/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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