Ray Dental Plate
Rhinoptera species
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
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