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The Bony Fish (Osteichthyes)

Some of these fish had a vicious way of securing themselves their meals, if you ask today’s fish. These fish have true bone comprising most of their skeleton. Teeth, small bones (mostly skull and jaw sections), vertebrae, scales, and brain cases are the only parts that can be recovered for the most part. The enamel on their teeth is thinner and more fragile than the one on shark teeth and is affected by stream wear more than shark tooth enamel. The New Jersey fish fossil record is very fragmentary.