H. Pettijohn on Nostr: Happy #FossilFriday, here's an impression of a tooth whorl from Helicoprion! This ...
Happy #FossilFriday, here's an impression of a tooth whorl from Helicoprion! This fish called Early to Middle Permian waters home, and it's suggested the arc of the teeth could be used for deshelling cephalopods, such as ammonoids. This is housed at the NHMU.
#paleontology #ichthyology
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