Rsmull Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Recently, while walking around in a open pit mine in Maysville, NC, found this. Looks like it might be a fish tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pristiformes Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Recently, while walking around in a open pit mine in Maysville, NC, found this. Looks like it might be a fish tooth? I don't have the foggiest of ideas what that is. If you don't mind, let me give you a tip on photography of fossils. To avoid over- or under-exposed images, use a neutral background such as gray, green, light blue, etc. Avoid using extremely bright shades (such as white) or extremely dark shades (like black). I tend to use a neutral colored towel or old shirt as background for fossil images to avoid having the flash reflect from the surface. I'm sure someone here can help in determining your fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 First thing I thought of was a small part of a Drum Fish mouth plate, without teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsmull Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 First thing I thought of was a small part of a Drum Fish mouth plate, without teeth. OK, thats what it looks like. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 yes, no, well maybe. dunno. better pic might help, but half of my fossils choose to remain nameless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsmull Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 I don't have the foggiest of ideas what that is. If you don't mind, let me give you a tip on photography of fossils. To avoid over- or under-exposed images, use a neutral background such as gray, green, light blue, etc. Avoid using extremely bright shades (such as white) or extremely dark shades (like black). I tend to use a neutral colored towel or old shirt as background for fossil images to avoid having the flash reflect from the surface. I'm sure someone here can help in determining your fossil. Thanks, I'm new to this and will try other backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yeah I wouldn't jump into the drumfish garage band yet, make sure no one influenced their sound first Interpretation: I don't think it's a drumfish tooth. Another picture with a quarter or ruler for scale would help ~Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Thanks, I'm new to this and will try other backgrounds. Take the time to read THIS THREAD. It will provide some help in making effective images for posting here. The better your images, the more information you'll get in response. 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...
fossilover Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Recently, while walking around in a open pit mine in Maysville, NC, found this. Looks like it might be a fish tooth? Hi, Rsmull. I thought that mine was closed to the public years ago. Did they reopen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsmull Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 First thing I thought of was a small part of a Drum Fish mouth plate, without teeth. looks like a croc scute to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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