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by mosasaurfiend on Jul 03

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Description: These dermal denticles were found in Texas. One of my favorite places to hunt.
5 Comments on 100_2502-1.jpg
  • tyler keenan says
    wow what egcatly are these though? like what did they do?
  • mosasaurfiend says
    They think they protected the shark perhaps from predators.
    Those are about 305 mya. They were on the skin of the shark. I am going to leave a link that explains further...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermal_denticle
  • mosasaurfiend says
    Here is a pic that shows denticles..
    http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/images/olc/bowheadshin_enoshima_aq600x416.jpg
  • tyler keenan says
    cool! Smile
  • Fossil Huntress says
    A very beutiful collection indeed!
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