peacefossil Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 peace river, fl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefossil Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 few more second is some small vertebra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 that is cool i have a few fish fossils that look like that but not complete like yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 It seems to me to have the "texture" of fish bone, but that's all I can offer. BTW; Welcome to the Forum! "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...
Harry Pristis Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 It seems to me to have the "texture" of fish bone, but that's all I can offer.BTW; Welcome to the Forum! Auspex is probably correct. If the arched side is thin and bladelike, this is likely to be an opercular bone, probably the "preopercular," one of four bones ("opercularia") that make up the opercular plate which covers and protects fish gills. Welcome to the forum, Peacefossil! ----Harry Pristis http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefossil Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 That's it exactly. It does have an almost serrated edge Are these found often? I can't seem to find much on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 That's it exactly.It does have an almost serrated edge Are these found often? I can't seem to find much on the web. Here's one link, with a little info (go to the page, and scroll down to the 4th or 5th picture. http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/l_creek/lcrk_col_fish.htm "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...
Serack Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I'd be proud to find a fossil like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 That's it exactly.It does have an almost serrated edge Are these found often? I can't seem to find much on the web. Well, it seems to me that not many collectors pay a lot of attention to these bones. These opercularia can be identified to various taxa, but most of 'em appear pretty uninteresting. I ususally keep identifiable fish parts, but I can't say that I have kept any opercularia. A comparative collection would be useful for indentifying them -- archeologists often keep a collection of fish remains which might help you with the fish family, even genus. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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