SkaTES, RAYS and FISH

 

The Boney fish
  
Occurrence - Very common

The bony fish ( Class Osteichthyes), unlike sharks, have a true boney skeleton. The fragile nature of this skeleton makes fossilization highly unlikely in the NJ area. Teeth, vertebrae, and the occasional jaw fragment are the common finds from the marl in NJ.

Typical finds.
Top is a section of a fish jaw.
Bottom is a fish vertebrae.
Monmouth County, NJ
 

A box of fish vertebrae.
Most fish vertebrae are small and will pass through the standard
 1/4 inch mess screen.

 

An unusually large and well preserved fish vertebrae.
Monmouth County, NJ
 

Section of fish jaw with one tooth intact and the other broken off.
Enchodus sp.

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