ID needed (probably an easy one for most of you)

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  • June 20, 2018 at 4:02 pm #38953
    Joe Blondino
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    Any ideas on this? I am an archaeologist, but people occasionally bring me fossils to ID. These are in a collection someone brought in recently. I appreciate any help I can get on it. Thanks!

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    June 20, 2018 at 5:31 pm #38955
    Sadie Mills
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    Hi @joe-blondino! I showed your post to FOSSIL team member @vperez, and he identified your specimens as sting rays mouth plates (genus Aetobatus). There are some pictures of complete specimens (and an artist’s recreation of the sting ray) here: https://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/335/Fossil-Teeth

     

    June 21, 2018 at 8:37 am #39126
    Joe Blondino
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    Thanks @Sadie Mills and @vperez! Funny that you should post a link to the Calvert Marine Museum, as I’m guessing that these were probably collected from Chesapeake Group formations.

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