jbstedman Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Scute? Alligator? Found in a piece of clay from a fall from cliffs on the Chesapeake Bay. Pictures are top and bottom of the fossil. Unclear whether the transition from the dimpled surface to the smooth surface on the top is natural or the result of wearing. Besides fossils, I collect roadcuts, Stream beds, Winter beaches: Places of pilgrimage. Jasper Burns, Fossil Dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Scute? Alligator? Found in a piece of clay from a fall from cliffs on the Chesapeake Bay. Pictures are top and bottom of the fossil. Unclear whether the transition from the dimpled surface to the smooth surface on the top is natural or the result of wearing. the top looks alot like a croc scute but for some reason the bottom looks fishy, maybe because its so fresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 They sure look different when they haven't been rolling around in the surf for years! I think croc is right; the pits are too deep (I think) for turtle. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 It looks almost exactly like a section of Sturgeon scute Dr. Godfrey of the Calvert Marine Museum IDed for me. Mine also came from the Randle cliff area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 It looks almost exactly like a section of Sturgeon scute Dr. Godfrey of the Calvert Marine Museum IDed for me. Mine also came from the Randle cliff area. BINGO!!! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 i thought so i knew it was fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbstedman Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Sturgeon scute -- thanks for all the help. I've been reading about sturgeon -- a fascinating big fish whose modern versions are very different from the prehistoric ones. Besides fossils, I collect roadcuts, Stream beds, Winter beaches: Places of pilgrimage. Jasper Burns, Fossil Dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members 307FossilGuy Posted May 8, 2020 New Members Share Posted May 8, 2020 Would this be the same thing then? Has a neat greenish polish to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 see my answer to you other post. Nice find, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members 307FossilGuy Posted May 8, 2020 New Members Share Posted May 8, 2020 Thanks a ton jpc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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