Lot 528
RARE ARMORED FISH. 375 million years ago there was an arms race going on in the oceans between fish and the fierce predatory sea scorpions know as Eurypterids. Most fish were slow swimming jawless bottom feeders and developed thick body armor to protect themselves from attack from the scorpions. Some of the best armored fish such as this 5X4 inch Bothriolepis Canadensis had their entire head, body and even their pectoral fins covered in a thick patterned bony armor with only their tail exposed. This large Bothriolepis specimen was found near Miguasha Bay in Quebec, Canada excellently preserved on a 7 x 8 inch grey slate slab with one of its two 4 inch long armored pectoral fins perfectly preserved and very fine detail on all of the armored plates covering the head and body. These important interesting fossils can no longer be obtained from the quarry and only are available when collections are sold.
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Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200.
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