littlejetties Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 I was thinking maybe some sort of scale. I tried to do a little research and found no fossilized scales that look like this. When I found it I expected it to plastic or otherwise man made. It feels exactly like fossilized shark teeth found in the same area. I'm stumped. It's so small and shiny that It's hard to get a decent picture. I'll try again if anyone feels like more pics would help. Thanks, John
Auspex Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Drum fish (or similar) tooth, maybe. That, or a weird sea bean. "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!
Mattalic Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Maybe an egg case - like the center portion of a shark/ray egg case? Just guessing here... for fun. Edited July 15, 2014 by Mattalic
fossilized6s Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Im going to agree that it looks like a type of fish tooth in the Wrasse family. But im not 100% on this ID. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG
littlejetties Posted July 16, 2014 Author Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks for the input everyone. I'm gonna keep searching. See if I can find an image of something similar. Seems more geometric than any fish tooth examples I've found so far. -John
MarcoSr Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Looks like a partial drum fish tooth to me. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection
littlejetties Posted July 16, 2014 Author Posted July 16, 2014 okay. You have me convinced. Those teeth down the middle of that black drum plate look pretty similar. Thanks for the pic Al Dente. Thanks everyone for the help. -John
beachgal Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Sorry,looked at the picture again. It does look like a drum tooth with the back side broken off.
Mattalic Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Changing my input to drum tooth also. Image is rather convincing.
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