paleonet Can you identify?

["Mike Everhart" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,
In the midst of examining probable stomach contents from a large plesiosaur
from the Smoky Hill Chalk Member (Late Cretaceous (Santonian), bio-zone of
_Clioscaphites veriformis_ and _C. choteauensis_) of the Niobrara Formation,
we came across several small (length about 2 mm) objects which I cannot
identify. A picture is posted on the web at:

http://www.oceansofkansas.com/temp.html

At this point, I am fairly certain they are associated with the prey that
the plesiosaur had fed upon... possibly cephalopod hooklets. The "stomach
contents" also includes fragments of small fish.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Regards,

Mike Everhart
Adjunct Curator of Paleontology
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
http://www.oceansofkansas.com