Microraptorfan Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 So I've been following this fossil for awhile now, there was a fossil that was found in the Marl Slate of NE England. It has odd traits compared to the usual fish found in the slate, as it has a elongate body. This is the link to the original article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10361199 Is it possible to determine if its fish or another vertebrate like an amphibian? Do any of you know of any species of elongate Permian Fish species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microraptorfan Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 I thought it might be a member of the Aistopoda at first, this kind of amphibian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aistopoda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 The picture provided is not great. It seems to be lacking fins, and tail. The head is crushed dorso ventrally. (From the top down.) This presentation often hides fins though. Not enough information to go on with this picture, in my opinion. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Not sure, but cool find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Microraptorfan said: I thought it might be a member of the Aistopoda at first, this kind of amphibian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aistopoda No, definitely not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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