AMNH Fish Fossils

[Jeffrey P]

On ‎2‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 5:59 PM, Troodon said:

Very nice thank you for posting

And thanks for your nice comment.

[Jeffrey P]

On ‎2‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 9:35 PM, Fossildude19 said:

Jeff,

Excellent photos!      

Thanks for thinking of me. I appreciate that. 

 

I think I recognize a few of those fish. (These are mostly could be - some are best guesses)

 

1 - Looks like Lepidotus sp. to me.???

2 - Calamopleurus cylindricus -  Brazil - Crato or Santana formation  Early Cretaceous

3 - Dentiilepisosteus ? Brazil - Crato or Santana formation  Early Cretaceous

4 - Neoproscinetes penlavai

5 - Teoichthys kallistos - Mexico  Early Cretaceous

6 - Cladocyclus gardneri  - Brazil - Crato or Santana formation  Early Cretaceous

7 - ???

8 - Aspidorhynchus acutirostris  - from Solnhofen. Late Jurassic

9 - Calamopleurus  cylindricus -  Brazil - Crato or Santana formation  Early Cretaceous

10 - Eonaso deani - Antigua

11 - Knightia eocaena Green River Formation

12 -  Brannerion sp.

13 -  Phareodus testis  - Green River Formation

14 - Rhacolepis bucallis - Brazil - Crato or Santana formation

15 - Araripichthys castilhoi  - Brazil - Crato or Santana formation

16 - Diplurus newarki   We know where these came from.  

17 -  Diplurus newarki     "

18 - Undina sp.  ???

19 - Dipterus valenciennesi   - Achanarras Scotland - Middle Devonian 

20 - Ischyodus avitus   - Solnhofen - Late Jurassic

21 - Hybodus ??? 

22 - Teeth

23 - ???

24 - Bothriolepis canadensis - Escuminic Bay - Quebec, Canada - Late Devonian

25 - Xiphactinus audax -  Late Cretaceous

26 - Eusthenopteron foordi - Escuminac Bay - Quebec, Canada - Late Devonian

27 - Scaumenacia  & Eusthenopteron - Escuminac Bay - Quebec, Canada - Late Devonian

28 - Redfieldius gracilis - dorso ventrally flattened - Late Triassic of New Jersey or Early Jurassic of CT. 

29 - ???

 

 

Thanks Tim. Glad you appreciate these. I think your guesses on the IDs are mostly correct. Thanks for trying. 

[Jeffrey P]

On ‎2‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 12:15 AM, oldtimer said:

Very nice time you must have had.  The pics are nice and so are the fish.

Thanks for the write up and posting.

Thank you. Glad you appreciate them.

[Jeffrey P]

On ‎2‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 3:04 AM, Ludwigia said:

Thanks for sharing, Jeffrey.

Glad you appreciate those Roger. They would have also looked nice in your collection. 

[Jeffrey P]

On ‎2‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 1:57 PM, ynot said:

Wonderful, thanks for the tour.

You're welcome.

[Sagebrush Steve]

On 2/26/2018 at 2:35 PM, Pagurus said:

Thank you, Jeff. I need to get there soon!  Can I see everything in the museum on a three-hour tour?

Sure.  Just have Gilligan and the Skipper take you.  

[Fossildude19]

25 minutes ago, Sagebrush Steve said:

Sure.  Just have Gilligan and the Skipper take you.  

 

[Jeffrey P]

We could have an idea for a TV series here.

[Sagebrush Steve]

2 hours ago, Jeffrey P said:

We could have an idea for a TV series here.

Night at the Museum?

[Jeffrey P]

4 hours ago, Sagebrush Steve said:

Night at the Museum?

A TV series would have to be longer than a night. That movie was hilarious- a classic!