Esconichthys with potential soft tissue donated to field museum

[TheRocksWillShoutHisGlory]

I donated the below specimen to the Field Museum of Natural History.  It is identified as an Esconichthys apopyris.  Work is being done on redefining/solidifying the categorization of this species, and a professional helped facilitate my donation to the museum.  There are details on this specimen such as a yolk sac and I look forward to hearing if there are internal details such as vascular structures.   I feel like I can see them but I am excited to open it up to professional analysis through donation to a research institution.

 

[JohnJ]

Congratulations on the donation.  Do you have other images?

 

You may have seen this topic.

 

@RCFossils

@Nimravis

[Nimravis]

1 hour ago, JohnJ said:

Congratulations on the donation.  Do you have other images?

 

You may have seen this topic.

 

@RCFossils

@Nimravis

I did not see this and would like to see a picture of the the piece not so zoomed up, I have a hard time seeing the fossil, but again, that could be me.

 

 

[TheRocksWillShoutHisGlory]

I obviously don't have it anymore to take pictures of.  This is the image less brightened.

[Mark Kmiecik]

The photo is not doing the trick for me. I can't see much detail and it's a bit out of focus. 

[JohnJ]

(Enhanced image)

[jdp]

Looking forward to seeing this in person. 

[FossilDAWG]

I'm glad you found this, and not me.  I have no experience with Mazon Creek fossils and I must not have an appropriate search image.  I would not have recognized a fossil, much less a significant fossil, in this specimen. 

 

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