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Any ideas? Found this at New Symrna Dunes on the shoreline. Has teeth.

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9 Comments

A. Moses
A. Moses 11 years ago

The weird thing is if you look at the middle top of it there are two things that look like the tips of starfish arms....

A. Moses
A. Moses 11 years ago

Yes.... Sharp teeth

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Looks like fish gills from something big like a grouper.

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

red drum?

Interesting!! do I see in the middle/top, 2 rows of lots of sharp teeth??

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

Ooooh- ok-- now I see! Yes iI agree it's probably the gill arches and rakers of a large fish. At first I didn't know what on earth it was! I thought it looked like a Weird creature from the old black and white Dr Who shows ! LOL)

A. Moses
A. Moses 11 years ago

About the size of a salad plate

Travis Morse
Travis Morse 11 years ago

bizarre and wonderful find! How large is it?

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

This reference might help. It has detailed images of gill structures including teeth. Check figure 66; Preliminary Fish Dissection http://www.artscape.us/aquaculture/fish_...

A. Moses
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A. Moses

Florida, USA

Spotted on Nov 13, 2012
Submitted on Nov 13, 2012

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