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Yay!, l finally found something that has me stumped. Manasota, FL


Ilovekittens

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Need help IDing this fossil or bone I found on the beach in Manasota Key, Florida. A local said it could be a whale bone ear, but I couldn't find anything similar searching the net. Any ideas to what I found?

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Welcome to TFF.

Maybe a fish tooth plate. Can You show it from the sides?

Tony

Thank you, great to finally have something worth posting.

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Nice find!

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May have found the answer with the help of ynot. Crusher plate from she'll eating drum fish

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It's a tooth plate from a black drum.

you beat me to it

Nice find!

. Thanks! Edited by Ilovekittens
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I agree. Drum fish mouth plate without teeth. post-17588-0-35014000-1462112818_thumb.jpg

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