Mochaccino Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) Hello, Is this fish fossil real? Listed as Pteronisculus from Madagascar, length 12cm. Any apparent reconstruction or fabrication? And how complete is it? Looks like the tip of the head may be cut off. Thanks. Edited February 14 by Mochaccino Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Totally real. Nicely preserved. Missing tip of the skull and part of the caudal fin. Link to post Share on other sites
Mochaccino Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 13 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Totally real. Nicely preserved. Missing tip of the skull and part of the caudal fin. Thanks! Unfortunate that it's not a complete specimen. Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 17 minutes ago, Mochaccino said: Thanks! Unfortunate that it's not a complete specimen. These rarely are totally complete. This is a really nice one, from there. Link to post Share on other sites
FossilDAWG Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I agree, it's a very nice specimen. Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mochaccino Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 (edited) @Fossildude19 @FossilDAWGThanks for the input. What's there does look very nice...also not as fragmented as some other specimens. Very tempting!! Edited February 14 by Mochaccino Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Agree with the others above. Nice specimen. I have a few of these Madagascar fish nodules in my collection 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RJB Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 yes, a rather nice specimen. I even bid on it. RB Link to post Share on other sites
oilshale Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Congrats! The preservation is well above average. To get an even better Pteronisculus could be quite difficult. I have rarely seen fish from Madagascar that have a complete caudal fin. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Mochaccino Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Thanks for the input all. I actually didn't go for this since I'm saving my budget for other things (and the shipping cost was hefty), but congrats to @RJB if you got it! Link to post Share on other sites
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