Old Fish Bone

[Harry Pristis]

This is a drum dental bone ("os dentale") from the river. Drum is a saltwater group of fish, but many saltwater species enter freshwater rivers. I've encountered snook, striped bass, a shark, stingray . . . even a sea robin in freshwater rivers here in Florida.

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[savant365]

I love fossils, did you find this or buy it?

Charlie

 

[Harry Pristis]

I love fossils, did you find this or buy it?
Charlie

I found it along with other fish and mammal fossils. Here's another fish fossil - a pair of spines that were still articulated when found.

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[allen]

Arent striped bass a fresh water species of fish?
Definetily some cool looking fossils !!