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Hey guys, I recently acquired this fossil fish from what seems to be the Araripe Basin/Santana formation of Brazil at a store here in Hamilton, Ontario. Can anyone identify it for me please?

Hi Everyone, I was going through my old photos and I came across these.: A collection of fossil fishes in the American Museum of Natural History Hall of Vertebrate Origins. Normally when there one tends to gravitate towards the two enormous dinosaur halls, but this room is my favorite. Sorry, I don't have any IDs on any of these. Feel free to step in and ID them. Hope you enjoy.

Just got this 20cm long fish fossil labled as from the santana formation brazil. Does anybody have an idea about the species? Thanks!

Hello all. Any insight on this unidentified fossil, originally from Brazil (old collection). I'm presuming the Santana Formation, given that the matrix looks so similar to some insect specimens I've seen. It appears to be a string of small vertebra --- but beyond that, I have no clue what the heck I might be looking at. Please see images, which includes extreme close-ups. [P.S., this is the 1st of 5 specimens that I'm posting for ID today; I deeply appreciate any insight that you can provide]. With gratitude, Ryan

Good morning folks. I have what I believe is Vinctifer (Gar) species fossil fish. It was listed only as "Fossil fish, Brazil" and was located in Brazil. My research reflects it's from the Cretaceous, Santana Formation, Brazil. The fish appears to be "belly up". I carefully removed some matrix to see if the hidden portion was sill there, but gave up as the matrix is too hard. It will be glued back. Am I off base with the ID? Help please.

Dear all, Let me briefly introduce myself; My name is Marc, living in the south of the Netherlands, i'm 52 (not yet a fossil), I'm a chemical engineer working 5 days a week.... I'm new to fossil collecting; I'm a mineral collector but I recently purchased a collection of minerals among which some fossils. Most of them where labeled, except a few. I've attached a fossil fish and I hope anybody can help me with the determination. The label said "Fossil Fish, Brazil". That's all…... The size is approximately 15" (40 cm). Google search didn't help me solving this question. Thank, Marc

Hi I'm looking at this Fish Fossil from the web. Anyone know what species is it? It is around 7 inches long and the following are the location details: Period: Cretaceous - Early Cenomanian Formation: Santana Formation Location: Regiao de Ceara, Araripe Basin, Brazil

Let's talk a little about Brazil For some years now I would like to talk a little about Brazil here at TFF, and I think the best opportunity has finally come! In fact, Brazil has not only banned exports, but also banned the commercialization of fossils even within the country, and Brazilians can not collect fossils from their own country, as they can take many years in prison! And with so much banning, even world-renowned Paleontologists (I'm a big fan of this great scientist) pterosaurs experts wrongfully get arrested by mistake: http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/2013/12/1389270-paleontologo-brasileiro-que-foi-preso-processa-governo-em-r-1-milhao.shtml And currently a new law is being created in Brazil to make it even more criminal (with more years in prison), to have Brazilian fossils in a collection, to sell or to buy! Meanwhile, trillions of tons per year of Mesosaurus tenuidens fossils are being crushed and turned into dust by Petrobrás, in Irati, Paraná, Brazil, for the exploration of oil, gas and sulfur. The Brazilian government knows that in this process trillions of tons per year of Mesosaurus tenuidens fossils are being destroyed, but even so it grants authorization! The Santana Formation is located in the state of Ceará, Brazil. It is extremely rich in pterosaurs, dinosaurs, crocodiles, fish, insects and other fossils, mainly due to the clear condition of excellent conservation. An amazing beauty! But the State of Ceará is also the poorest in the whole of Brazil, even in many regions there is not even water to drink, many months without rain and also there is nothing to eat, being a population that in these regions lives in the most complete misery; On one side, a miserable population, without food and without water, literally living on an incalculable fortune of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, fish and many other fossils that are common in that region, that is, they do not represent any novelty for science, and often to have something to eat, some even challenge hard laws to sell a small fish fossilized at US $00,25! And meanwhile, on the other side of the rope, the Federal Police of Brazil seize fossils, and arrest people on charges of: Crime of usurpation of Union good and crime of qualified reception! And meanwhile, tons of fossils that are not unpublished, but rather common and old acquaintances of science are accumulating in the holds of the Brazilian Federal Police... And meanwhile, in Brazil, sensationalist newspaper articles publish the following: "Fossils of great scientific value seized in operation of the Federal Police..."! But as incredible as it may seem, the Brazilian government authorizes the commercial exploitation of rocks from the Santana Formation to make slabs of pavements and wall coverings, where the fossils will simply spray and disappear with the passage of time between rains and sun strong; And if you are a Brazilian, you can have your fish fossilized or any other beautiful fossil spoiling with the action of the time on the floor of your house or lining the walls and walls, after all, you bought the lage, paid for it and have invoice , but if you decide to cut the rock and fondly keep this fossil inside your house to protect it, you'll be arrest in the act! In this process, mountains of fossils are destroyed... In the cities of Assistência, Ipeúna and Piracicaba, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, the fossil of the aquatic reptile Stereosternum Tumidum Cope is very abundant: But in these quarries, billions of tons of Stereosternum Tumidum Cope fossils are exploded and milled a year to be transformed into lime, used in agriculture and cement for civil construction. And all this with authorization from the Brazilian government! And if you visit one of these quarries and try to save from destruction one of these Stereosternum Tumidum Cope skeletons, you'll be arrest by the federal police in the act! I'm forgetting something to close this post with the golden key? Oh yeah! One of the most beautiful dinosaur footprint in the world is in the city of Araraquara, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil! But the footprints are dynamited and explored to make lages for the pavement of the City and that region! And now where are these footprints that have been saved from the dynamite? On the sidewalks of the whole city and the whole region, where people step on and the action of hot sun and rain, and the very friction of people trampling over, gradually destroys what time has taken millions of years to conserve! And before I forget, the "Museum in the open" was created, the only museum in the world that you can see the footprints and jump out and trampling on them the way you want! But if you want to get one of these footprints in the quarry and take it home and keep it with affection, you go to jail in flagrante by the Federal Police of Brazil! You are only allowed to put on the sidewalk of your house and destroy the footprints trampling over them with your own feet or with the tires of your car! Unfortunately unlike many first world countries, in Brazil the people are prevented from working honestly of what the earth gives! And if you want to work you can be arrested by the police. These harsh laws about the "fossiliferous heritage" do not favor the people, who, even in a miserable state, tread and live on top of the riches they can not reach... The sale of common fossils, already known by science, could bring billions of dollars a year to the Brazilian people. Paleontologists could be hired to inspect what could leave Brazil and unpublished materials that should remain... And the current harsh laws are also not at all favorable to Brazilian Paleontology, since the Brazilian Federal Police does not have the resources to watch over the Santana Formation, which is so huge that it borders on three Brazilian states: Ceará, Piauí and Pernambuco . And with the harsh current laws, only the stone flake remain for Brazilian paleontologists, while the complete fossils of scientific interest go to private collections around the world. Like this rare skull of Pterosaur Ludodactylus sibbicki that was auctioned in Paris: I could give hundreds more examples, but I will limit myself to just giving this example of the rarest pterosaur Anhanguera santanae that was sold on our favorite auction site for 200 Thousand Dollars! And in the midst of this crossfire, as I mentioned earlier, even internationally renowned paleontologists are arrested by mistake... People can not buy, people can not sell, otherwise they can be arrested for several years by the Federal Police. Paleontologists do not have the money to carry out scientific expeditions within their own country ... The harsh laws are not protecting the fossils, they are not protecting their people and they are not protecting the Brazilian Paleontology either. I wonder who this is benefiting... If you did not know the reality of the Brazilian Warrior People and their spectacular fossils, I hope this post was informative!

Good morning to everyone from my favorite forum! Now that the fish fossil Rhacolepis buccalis has become famous all over the world: http://cnpem.br/fossilised-hearts-found-in-prehistoric-fish/ At our favorite auction site, there are several ads for fish fossil that are listed as being of the specie Rhacolepis buccalis: It is possible to notice that the eyes were roughly pierced by human hands, and thus falsely simulate an ocular cavity: Nevertheless, we also have here a real Show of fins violently painted by human hands: Proudly, the seller places on the ad that: This is a new find from Mozambique! But I would like to clarify here that fish Rhacolepis buccalis, only occurs in Santana Formation of Brazil, never this fish species has ever been discovered in Mozambique or anywhere else in the world! Besides, the fish specie Rhacolepis buccalis is completely different! Look at the real fish Rhacolepis buccalis: Even the type of rock matrix is completely different! I've tried to contact the seller, but he ignores me. I've tried 5 times to report it but the site also ignores me. So here is registered all my indignation so that you do not be deceived when trying to buy for your collection a "shark" that in fact is a "sardine"!

@Fossildude19 Someone brought this fish to me today wanting to know what it was. It was purchased at a thrift store or antique shop or some such place. I think It looks like Santana Formation, Brazil. I was thinking perhaps Vinctifer sp.? Can anyone confirm or correct any of this? It's about ~30 cm long Thank you!

Hi all, I bought this fossil fish online and the seller said it was from Santana Fm. in Ceara, Brazil but did not know the genus. Just wondering if anyone here could tell me the genus if not the species? Let me know if more photos are needed. All suggestions are appreciated! Jojo

An unknown Fish, from the place where everything is hidden (the basement) OK, it's my turn for help trying to get an ID of some sort, as to what kind of Fish this is. I bought this guy 15 years ago at a garage sale, I know that it is a Fish in a split concretion and that is it. I have no idea where it came from, or anything else. I was cleaning out the basement yesterday to make room, to bring my fossils in for the winter, to make room in the garage for the car, and came across a lost box that has some of my gemstones from NC, and this lost fish. So now I hope some of our fish experts may have a clue as to what he is and where it may of come from. Thank you in advance, Ziggie Continued: Ps. These photos are reduced in photoshop elements to a size of 2148 X 1636, this gives photos of almost 1 meg each. When you click on the photo, it opens in a new screen and then if you click on the picture again it enlarges to almost full screen. If you do not have PS, any free photo program will be able to reduce photos to this size in the custom option for exporting photo as a new image.