Purchased fish fossil

[Hollie Bird]

Hello everyone 

 

I was browsing on a well known online auction site a few nights ago and spotted this fish fossil. Thinking it looked interesting with a current low bid I put in a cheeky last second bid and got it. 

It was listed as 'prehistoric fish fossil, Sandstone, two halves' so that's not a lot of help in identification. 

Looking at the preservation before and after purchase I'm thinking it is from Brazil? Potentially the santana group? 

Preservation isn't preticualy great, especially around the head and it looks to have partially fell apart because of this I'm not sure of the identification. 

I'm thinking Rhacolepis? 

Mind you I could be completly barking up the wrong tree! 

All comments welcome. 

[Fossildude19]

I'd say you are correct - Rhacolepis buccalis from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil, Santana Group.

Neat looking fossil! Congratulations on getting it.

[Hollie Bird]

Thank you @Fossildude19

I wish I had a better lense to photograph the individual scales to show you. All the detail is preserved.