Max-fossils Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Hello dear paleo-enthusiasts! My cousin got some fossils some time ago, and now he'd like to ID them... Unfortunately, he lost the papers saying the age and location of the fossils, so that's information you'll have to deal without it. (I do think though that all three fossils come from the same fossil site.) Here's the first one: a beautiful small fossil shark. (around 18cm; this could be a juvenile) The second one: a nice fossil fish. (around 8cm) The last but not least one: 4 small shrimps (each around 3cm) Thanks already for your help! Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiling Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I believe the "shark" is a dogfish. Keep looking! They're everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Quick update: my cousin just told me that it's possible they come from Lebanon, meaning they would date from the Late Cretaceous. But it's not sure they come from there. Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Just now, fossiling said: I believe the "shark" is a dogfish. Thank you for the info! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 If they came from Lebanon, there is a good chance for the shark to be Mesiteia. Here is a similar thread : 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 I already saw that thread and had fun reading it. So you think it's the same species? That would surprise me... But thanks anyways for your help! Max Just now, abyssunder said: If they came from Lebanon, there is a good chance for the shark to be Mesiteia. Here is a similar thread : Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 The shark looks more like Pararhincodon lehmani, to me. The fins are much different than in Mesiteia. The fish looks like Ctenothrissa vexillife. The shrimp are beyond my abilities. You could check this website. Regards, 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: The shark looks more like Pararhincodon lehmani, to me. The fins are much different than in Mesiteia. The fish looks like Ctenothrissa vexillife. The shrimp are beyond my abilities. You could check this website. Regards, Wow, thank you so much for the info! Looking at the links you gave me, they do indeed look a lot like it! Thanks a lot, Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Tim is right, looks different than Mesiteia, but the lack of comparative images (museum specimens or similar) and freely available description of species (eg - Cappetta, H. 1980. Les Selaciens du Crétacé Supérieur du Liban I: Requins. Palaeontographica Abt. A, 168: 69 - 148.) make the ID just a guess. I could say the shark might be Paratriakis curtirostris and the nice shrimps Carpopenaeus callirostris, but I could be wrong. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 12 hours ago, abyssunder said: Tim is right, looks different than Mesiteia, but the lack of comparative images (museum specimens or similar) and freely available description of species (eg - Cappetta, H. 1980. Les Selaciens du Crétacé Supérieur du Liban I: Requins. Palaeontographica Abt. A, 168: 69 - 148.) make the ID just a guess. I could say the shark might be Paratriakis curtirostris and the nice shrimps Carpopenaeus callirostris, but I could be wrong. Ok then. Well, thank you for your help! Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele 1937 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Max-fossils said: Va bene allora. Bene, grazie per il vostro aiuto! Max Libano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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