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Fossil Fish from Lyme Regis?


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Hi all! I went on a fossil hunting trip yesterday to Lyme Regis and my girlfriend found this. My initial thought was fish, due to the small black flecks reminding me of other fish fossils (and fish remains in coprolites) I’ve observed before. The small circular bits could be compressed vertebrae, and there’s a region that looks like it could be a head. That being said, my identification skills are very limited, and this could be entirely wishful thinking. I’m not confident either way! Any help would be greatly appreciated. The fossil was found yesterday, on the beach between Lyme Regis and Charmouth.

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Welcome to the Forum. :)

 

These are likely fish bits, but, disarticulated. Most likely due to being regurgitant.

 

Not much more can be said other than, they are probably fish bits. Scales and bones.

I can't make out anything identifiable to even say confidently that this is mostly a skull.  :unsure:

 

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