AndyW Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 well not sure of this find, is it a piece of shark spine no or some sort of tooth/plate at 8.2mm long and comes from the jurassic kimmeridge clay uk. it looks nice as is but what is it ? its got me thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Fish or Reptile tooth. really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Now that is a nice find. It is part of a jaw with teeth in it. I do not know what type but it was a marine meat eater for sure. The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 well not sure of this find, is it a piece of shark spine? or some sort of tooth/plate at 8.2mm long and comes from the jurassic kimmeridge clay uk.it looks nice as is but what is it ? its got me thinking kimmeridge was marine - I'd go with fish - doubt it's reptile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 kimmeridge was marine - I'd go with fish - doubt it's reptile well if fish i think lepidotes sp dentition................... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 That is an extremely interesting fossil! In the first pic, there are numerous tubercules on the "jaw bone", and in the second pic, the "teeth" seem to emerge at right angles to their "roots". I cannot reconcile these with anything I'm familiar with (which, admittedly, is little enough). "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...
Coco Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I am not sure that this belongs Lepidotes because your teeth are curved. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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