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    Wayne Smith replied to the topic Can someone help me ID this Fossil? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 8 months ago

    3 years, 8 months ago
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hello @william-howat –

    Thanks for your input.  I googled “mouthplate of a drum fish” and bingo, no doubt, that is what I have here.

    I really appreciate your help.

    Best Regards,

    Wayne

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    Wayne Smith started the topic Can someone help me ID this Fossil? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 8 months ago

    3 years, 8 months ago
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I found this 2-3/8 inch fossil on the beach at Ponte Vedra, Florida last year.

    Though it looks to me like a bone from some type of prehistoric Crocodile, I am yet to find evidence of a Crocodile with horns on his head.

    The fossil measures:

    2-3/8″ Long

    1-7/8 ” High (from the tip of the horn/spike to the bottom of the base)

    1-1/8″ Wide

    Due to…[Read more]

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