Fish plate

3D 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

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