Fish plate3D Model
Species: Unknown platysomid tooth plate
This is mold of a Permian age fish plate. Fish plates are tooth-like structures found in early fish and are known from the Pennsylvanian to the Permian periods. They are somewhat common in the Kaibab limestone, and can be found in expouses in the Grand Canyon.
Information used to describe this fossil was sourced from: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1304267?refreqid=excelsior%3Aa2dba2d64ca0d7b0218fe21a1411aa5d&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
This fossil is in the collections at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Learn about paleontology in the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossils/index.htm
Learn more about Grand Canyon National Park’s Centennial: https://www.nps.gov/grca/getinvolved/centennial.htm
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