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Good evening folks.  I just received a fish fossil from the Cretaceous period of Madagascar that is just listed as a "bony fish".  Can anyone put a name to it? 

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6 minutes ago, Guns said:

To me it look a bit like Parasemionotus from the Triassic of Madagascar. But I could be wrong.

 

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Guns

@Guns  Thanks for the info.  I'll do some additional research on your recommendation!  

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This one only has one fin preserved, unfortunately. Also, the skull isn't very well preserved either. This inhibits the ID process.

More likely that it is Pteronisculus, as it appears to have a narrower body.

 

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Thanks, Bobby!. :)

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1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

This one only has one fin preserved, unfortunately. Also, the skull isn't very well preserved either. This inhibits the ID process.

More likely that it is Pteronisculus, as it appears to have a narrower body.

 

Thanks Tim!!!

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Ok, let me start by saying I'm an not a fossil fish guy :)

 

But, to me it looks like a rock fish ;) OK, bad dad joke done for the day ;)

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57 minutes ago, Ruger9a said:

Thanks for your "valuable" input SjFriend.  LOL

I'm nothing if not "valuable" lol Though I can't say my value is very high

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