Lot 1717
100 Million-Year-Old Guitarfish & Herring-like Fish. The most desired fish fossils comes from the Cretacious period of Lebanon. They are so highly coveted because of their 100-year-old age, along with the detail and orange-brown color of preservation. This particular fossil limestone block contains both the rare Guitarfish Rhinobatis, as well as a herring-like fish, Pseudoberyx. The rare 7½ in. long Guitarfish is nearly complete and is entirely cartilaginous, as is every relative of sharks and rays. The eyes, nose, tail and some rays are defined. The smaller 6 in. herring-like fish, Pseudoberyx, is also nearly complete, with ribs and fins and missing just the front tip of thehead.
Different species of fish found in combination are very rare as fossils. All fossil rays are rare in the fossil record, due to their delicate bone structure. For domestic shipping, add $25.
Estimated Value $850 - 1,400.
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