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This fossil was in a student kit I received from the Lee Creek Mine site in Aurora, NC. I’m not sure what it is, and my colleagues and I all have differing opinions. Those opinions include sea urchin spine, damsel fly, and plant stem/part. I’ve compared it with a nickel in the second picture to show relative size. A word of description – it is very thin and rectangular shaped. Please help this amateur! 🙂
Hi, @leeann-jaques! Thanks for posting your question. @vperez, @lcone, @lmccall, @don-muller, @julie-niederkorn — any ideas?
OK, so this is a tough one. I can say that it’s not a sea urchin spine, nor damsel fly, nor stick, but what is it? The picture is not detailed enough in resolution to give you a definitive answer, but I have an idea. Does it have horizontal lines (relative to the long axis) on one side and smooth on the other. If the answer is yes, I would say it is a single section of a stingray mouthplate assembly. Otherwise, I would have to see a better quality picture, and I would still probably not be able to help you. LOL
I was thinking a fragment of a clam shell, but it’s difficult to say from this photo. It seems like a really small fragment and may not be identifiable.
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