paleonet Tiny fish teeth

["Mike Everhart" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,
In working with a fish tooth conglomerate from the Carlile Shale (Turonian)
of north-central Kansas, we have come across some unusual bony fish teeth
(quite small... 1-3 mm). The teeth have bony bases and clear amber or black
enamel crowns. _Hadrodus priscus_ and a pycnodont are both found in the
Carlile Shale, but these teeth don't seem to be from either.

I've posted pictures at:
http://www.oceansofkansas.com/temp.html

Any ideas would be appreciated.. please reply off-list:
mike@oceansofkansas.com

Regards,

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

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