Bone guy Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Recently I acquired a specimen of Jianghanichthys hubeiensis from @RJB (big thank you, I'm really happy with the Jianghanichthys!). I was examining the fish, but I then noticed there was a small portion of organic material exposed on the back of the matrix. I started prepping, curious to see what was there. I ended up with a small fish. The fish is only a bit over an inch in length. So far I've only seen one dorsal and one ventral fin (one of these fins were flaked off during preparation.....oops) My image shows an illustration of where the missing fin was placed. If anybody knows the ID of these fish, I would be eager to know. Specimen is from Songze, Hubei, China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I suspect this is a juvenile of the same species, ... Jianghanichthys hubeiensis. The caudal fin looks similar, to me, as well as the placement of the dorsal and pelvic fins. You got a twofer! Thanks for showing us. Liuetal2015newfamily-Cypriniformes-Jianghanichthyshubeiensis-EoceneYangxiFormation-China.pdf Found on Researchgate. 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...
Bone guy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Cool! Safe to say I now have a juvenile and an adult specimen. thanks a million! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 One last question @Fossildude19, is this fish Eocene or Pliocene? I seem to see some saying it's Eocene and others Pliocene..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Bone guy said: One last question @Fossildude19, is this fish Eocene or Pliocene? I seem to see some saying it's Eocene and others Pliocene..... The paper states an Eocene date for the Yangxi Formation of China. 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...
Bone guy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: The paper states an Eocene date for the Yangxi Formation of China. I guess Eocene it is then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Cool. Two for the price of one. Lucky dog. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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