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I would concur with Allen that they are otoliths.

Kevin

Kevin Cummings
Illinois Natural History Survey
607 E. Peabody Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
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> Date:    Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:57:18 GMT
> From:    Allen Aigen <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: 2 msyery fossils
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> They look more like a matched pair of modern teeth, rather than fossils,=
> but that is just a guess.  Since Disney is on an island, I would suspec=
> t that they are either otoliths (ear bones) or crushing plates (teeth) f=
> rom a large fish,  Good luck,  Allen Aigen
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