Notidanodon Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Hi guys any ideas on this?it’s Eocene from the khourigba mine in Morocco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Just a guess, but it looks similar to catfish pectoral fin spines I have seen. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 While I agree there is a resemblance to a catfish spine, catfish (Ictaluridae) are, I believe, unique to North America. Don Correction: Catfish (order Siluriformes) are widely distributed, and include 32 described families. The Family Ictaluridae is North American, but other families can occur elsewhere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Here’s an old thread on a specimen similar to yours http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/10323-serrated-tooth-barb-tusk-unknown-species-photo/ 1 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 26 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: While I agree there is a resemblance to a catfish spine, catfish (Ictaluridae) are, I believe, unique to North America. Don While this is true, there is another family of catfish that are present in/native to Africa and Asia. Family Schilbeidae 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Fossildude19 said: While this is true, there is another family of catfish that are present in/native to Africa and Asia. Family Schilbeidae True enough. I amended my post a few minutes ago. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: While this is true, there is another family of catfish that are present in/native to Africa and Asia. Family Schilbeidae T 4 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: While this is true, there is another family of catfish that are present in/native to Africa and Asia. Family Schilbeidae 4 hours ago, UtahFossilHunter said: Here’s an old thread on a specimen similar to yours http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/10323-serrated-tooth-barb-tusk-unknown-species-photo/ 5 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: While I agree there is a resemblance to a catfish spine, catfish (Ictaluridae) are, I believe, unique to North America. Don Correction: Catfish (order Siluriformes) are widely distributed, and include 32 described families. The Family Ictaluridae is North American, but other families can occur elsewhere. Thanks guys it looked like some sort of fish spine to me thanks so much for the id Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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