Ray Dental Plate
Rhinoptera species
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A ribbed, hexagonal fossil plate from a ray's crushing tooth pack.
- Typical size
- Half an inch to 2 inches
- How often it turns up
- Uncommon
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Fossil collecting from beaches is permitted in Florida.
No hazard.
How to tell it apart
- Flat surface with fine parallel ribbing
- Hexagonal or bar-shaped outline
- Dark, dense and heavy
Where to find these in Florida
Beaches rated very good or excellent for fossils. Each page shows today’s score, the best window and access details.
- Caspersen Beach · Venice
- Englewood Beach (Chadwick Park) · Englewood
- Stump Pass Beach State Park · Englewood
- Turner Beach · Captiva
- Turtle Beach · Siesta Key
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Commonly confused with
Fossil Bone FragmentIndeterminate
Ray plates show fine parallel ribbing on a flat face. Bone fragments show a honeycomb pore structure.
More fossils in the field guide
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