Solnhofen fossil ID

[Paolo997]

Hi forum,

while waiting for the preparation of the fossil in my other topic i started cleaning a new piece, collected in the same quarry, Solnhofen (DE)

i collected it because it showed the classic depressions typical of the presence of a fossil underneath, as you can see in the first picture

while digging, it keeps popping out teeth (and i'm really happy about it). can you please tell me what animal it is so i can search some pitures online and better understand the shape below the rock before keep digging? i know it is still dirty, especially on teeth, i still have hours to work on it

 

thanks a lot

Best regards

Paolo

[ynot]

Looks fishy too me. just a guess

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@rocket @oilshale

[Yoda]

8 hours ago, ynot said:

Looks fishy too me. just a guess

It does look like a fish jaw. 

[rocket]

Fish jaw, might be (due to the shape of the lower jaw and the distance of the teeth) a Caturus-type

interesting find, normally it is not common to find isolated lower jaws from this fish

 

I add some pics of a Caturus to compare

 

 

Edited May 7 by rocket

[oilshale]

Looks like a good fit. There are not so many fish in Solnhofen that have relatively large teeth.