Pitviper Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Found this in Big Brook NJ this weekend. My inclination is part of a crocodile osteoderm but that's a complete guess. Anyone know? "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Need a size, or something for scale. If it's as small as it seems (compared to the wood grain), it resembles (A) shark cartilage? ( pycnodont mouth plate? "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...
PaleoRon Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Looks like shark or ray cartilage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 shark cartilage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitviper Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Wow cool, I love finding something new!! It's about 1x1cm. I'm kind of a beginner, but I didn't think cartilage fossilized readily? Is this uncommon? "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Wow cool, I love finding something new!! It's about 1x1cm. I'm kind of a beginner, but I didn't think cartilage fossilized readily? Is this uncommon? ive only found a few pieces throughout the years..so id say fairly uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 The cartilage needs to be a special type which is calcified. Most of the calcified cartilage probably comes from sawfish rostrums. Angel Sharks also have calcified cartilage around their vertebrae. Its not wildly uncommon to find, but most pieces, due to its fragile, nature break down quickly once loose in the streambed. Wow cool, I love finding something new!! It's about 1x1cm. I'm kind of a beginner, but I didn't think cartilage fossilized readily? Is this uncommon? ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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