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LiamL Regular Member

LiamL

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I received this fossil fish as a gift and it has been in my collection for years.

I have no information on the species or where it was found. I'd welcome any ideas.

 

It doesn't look like my other Knightia Fossil Fish, the matrix seem different.


Thank you

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Fossildude19 Regular Member

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This looks like  1/2 of a nodule from the Early Cretaceous Santana formation, in Brazil.

Probably Rhacolepis buccalis .

 

The fish looks like it was flattenened dorso ventrally, and you have the imprint of the bottom of the fish. 

Neat fossil. 

Regards,

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abyssunder Regular Member

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Yup, pretty nice one! :)

 

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