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

 

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20 cm?  :headscratch:

It looks like a Dastilbe crandalli. , but I think 20 cm is out of the size range for those. :unsure: 

 

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This paper puts a limit on them as 180 MM, or 18 cm. :unsure: 

And that is extremely rare.  The paper only included 4 specimens over 65 mm. 

 

Is 20 cm the length of the fish, or the length of the block? 

 

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32 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

This paper puts a limit on them as 180 MM, or 18 cm. :unsure: 

And that is extremely rare.  The paper only included 4 specimens over 65 mm. 

Is 20 cm the length of the fish, or the length of the block? 

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the matrix is 20.5cm and the fish around 17.5cm. 

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OK, that sounds more likely. 

That is a great example, and rare due to it's size. 

Congratulations on a super fossil!  :) 

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