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FS17 Rear Drum Fish Tooth

0.3 cm. Long x 0.2 cm. Wide x 0.1 cm. High

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Classification: Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Sciaenidae, Pogonias, cromis

Description: PaleoPebbles: Drum (Pogonias cromis ) rear tooth. The picture with the bright dot near the center shows the outer surface; the other shows the "root". The bright dot near the center of the outer surface is a reflection off a raised bump. Drum fish jaws have teeth laid out like cobblestones, which they use to grind their food. The teeth in the rear of the jaw are smaller and sometimes have a small bump in the center.

Age: Pleistocene Epoch

Location Found: United States, Florida, Peace River, FL

Found by: Ed DeRouin

Custodian: fossilweb

Identified by: Ed DeRouin

References: Florida's Fossils, pp. 104-105, Vertebrate Fossils: A Neophyte's Guide, p.12.