Major Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Alright, I don't even have a CLUE what this little guy could be. In order, the pictures are what I believe to be the top, what I believe to be the bottom, and what I believe to be the top on my Fossil Vertebrates of Florida for size reference. Thoughts/Questions? ~Major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 It's a piece of a crushing plate from a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 It's a piece of a crushing plate from a fish. That's the only thing that made any sense to me, so I agree; Any idea which fish? lol. ~Major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brachiomyback Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 A type of pycnodont... Have yet to find a specimen with a "tooth grouping".... Nice find (jealous) this may point you in the right direction..... http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Pycnodont.html - Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Check elasmo.com. Looks to be from one of the Wrasses. http://www.elasmo.com/leecreek/lc_fish/fis...ml?tgtSp=tau_sp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Drum. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 It resembles Drum, but from further research (thanks to Hulbert's book) I'm leaning toward the Redear Sunfish, Lepomis Micrlophus as a result of it's smaller size. Agree/Disagree/Agree to Disagree? ~Major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 "drum" is a more generic classification that goes well with a fairly generic fossil. unless you have specific reasons to give a specific freshwater fish species name to a fragment of a pharyngeal plate, then i'd stick to the generic description for saltwater fish possessing that characteristic. the size of the fragment isn't particularly relevant to the discussion, since you don't know the age at death of the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Completely forgot such an obvious variable.. Thanks for bringing that back to my attention, Tracer. ~Major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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