Eduard Meinema Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Hi Astrinos, Just found this picture of your fossil fish. As far as I can tell right now it is a cyprinodont (also known as killifish; order Cyprinodontiformes). There are several reports from Crete, all determined as Aphanius crassicaudus (Agassiz, 1839), previously known as Pachylebias crassicaudus. However, at present I am working on a catalog of all fossil cyprinodonts and reexamining the specimens of this fish as present in the collection of the museums in London and Paris. This study revealed a new species which will be published shortly. I would appreciate it if you can tell me more detalis about the locality where you have found this specimen. Also it would be great if you can make a detailed photo of the caudal fin and caudal skeleton. About the 'spider' underneath the fish: this probably is Libellula doris, an insect often found together with these kind of fish. Regards, Eduard 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Eduard Meinema said: Hi Astrinos, Just found this picture of your fossil fish. As far as I can tell right now it is a cyprinodont (also known as killifish; order Cyprinodontiformes). There are several reports from Crete, all determined as Aphanius crassicaudus (Agassiz, 1839), previously known as Pachylebias crassicaudus. However, at present I am working on a catalog of all fossil cyprinodonts and reexamining the specimens of this fish as present in the collection of the museums in London and Paris. This study revealed a new species which will be published shortly. I would appreciate it if you can tell me more detalis about the locality where you have found this specimen. Also it would be great if you can make a detailed photo of the caudal fin and caudal skeleton. About the 'spider' underneath the fish: this probably is Libellula doris, an insect often found together with these kind of fish. Regards, Eduard Welcome to TFF! Thanks for the information. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 what happened to astrinos? We haven't seen him or any of his Cretian fossils in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Eduard Meinema said: Hi Astrinos, Just found this picture of your fossil fish. As far as I can tell right now it is a cyprinodont (also known as killifish; order Cyprinodontiformes). There are several reports from Crete, all determined as Aphanius crassicaudus (Agassiz, 1839), previously known as Pachylebias crassicaudus. However, at present I am working on a catalog of all fossil cyprinodonts and reexamining the specimens of this fish as present in the collection of the museums in London and Paris. This study revealed a new species which will be published shortly. I would appreciate it if you can tell me more detalis about the locality where you have found this specimen. Also it would be great if you can make a detailed photo of the caudal fin and caudal skeleton. About the 'spider' underneath the fish: this probably is Libellula doris, an insect often found together with these kind of fish. Regards, Eduard Good info. Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco! Yes, I used to have a specimen of Libellula doris. A dragonfly larva, I believe. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, jpc said: what happened to astrinos? We haven't seen him or any of his Cretian fossils in a few years. He seems not to have logged in since May 2017 and not posted since March 2016. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduard Meinema Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Good info. Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco! Yes, I used to have a specimen of Libellula doris. A dragonfly larva, I believe. Thanks (from Holland...). And you are correct Libellula is a dragonfly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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