I want to know this fish

[otodus1022]

This fossil from pohang, south Korea miocene

I want to lnow species

[thelivingdead531]

I’m not sure what it is, and I’m sure someone will come along shortly that does know, but it appears to be upside down. 

[Rockwood]

13 minutes ago, thelivingdead531 said:

 it appears to be upside down

I don't think it is. The position of the eye and curve of spine are right as is.

[Fossildude19]

@thelivingdead531

Dale is correct. 
The fish is oriented correctly.  

 

There is very little information available about the fossil fish of the Pohang basin. 

 

This PDF states:

 

 

 

I would concentrate my search on clupeiform fishes of the Duho Formation.

You could try to get this pdf. 

 

Although this one is more recent I don't know if it is readily available, being a thesis paper: Cho, M.K., 2007, Flora and fauna fossils from the Tertiary Duho Formation of the Pohang Basin. M.Sc. Thesis, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 73 p. (in Korean with English abstract)

 

 

For now, without any better information, ...  I think the only label to possibly assign this would be "Clupeidae indet". 

 

 

[otodus1022]

9 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

@thelivingdead531

Dale is correct. 
The fish is oriented correctly.  

 

There is very little information available about the fossil fish of the Pohang basin. 

 

This PDF states:

 

 

 

I would concentrate my search on clupeiform fishes of the Duho Formation.

You could try to get this pdf. 

 

Although this one is more recent I don't know if it is readily available, being a thesis paper: Cho, M.K., 2007, Flora and fauna fossils from the Tertiary Duho Formation of the Pohang Basin. M.Sc. Thesis, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 73 p. (in Korean with English abstract)

 

 

For now, without any better information, ...  I think the only label to possibly assign this would be "Clupeidae indet". 

 

 

Oh! thank you for your assistance! And it come from duho formation, it is may be almost best fish fossil in Korea

[thelivingdead531]

@Rockwood and @Fossildude19 Thank you for correcting me! 

[Fossildude19]

25 minutes ago, otodus1022 said:

Oh! thank you for your assistance! And it come from duho formation, it is may be almost best fish fossil in Korea

 

You are welcome. 

Is this a fossil you found? 

[otodus1022]

4 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

 

You are welcome. 

Is this a fossil you found? 

Yep i did

[Fossildude19]

Very cool!   

You may wish to look up M.K. Cho, and see if he would help you to identify your fish further.  

It looks like you might be able to prep out some more of the fish, if you are very careful, and if the matrix isn't too hard.

Dental picks and scalpels/hobby knives are good for soft matrix. 

Thanks for posting this - very interesting to see fish fossils from South Korea.  

Kind regards, 

 

[RJB]

My only question is:   What is the size of this fish.  Cool fish by the way.

 

RB

[Sagebrush Steve]

3 hours ago, thelivingdead531 said:

I’m not sure what it is, and I’m sure someone will come along shortly that does know, but it appears to be upside down. 

It’s dead.  It’s supposed to be upside down. 

[ynot]

4 hours ago, otodus1022 said:

This fossil from pohang, south Korea miocene

Nice find!

Congratulations!

[otodus1022]

2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Very cool!   

You may wish to look up M.K. Cho, and see if he would help you to identify your fish further.  

It looks like you might be able to prep out some more of the fish, if you are very careful, and if the matrix isn't too hard.

Dental picks and scalpels/hobby knives are good for soft matrix. 

Thanks for posting this - very interesting to see fish fossils from South Korea.  

Kind regards, 

 

I think almost prep 

[otodus1022]

22 minutes ago, RJB said:

My only question is:   What is the size of this fish.  Cool fish by the way.

 

RB

6cm

[Fossildude19]

4 minutes ago, otodus1022 said:

I think almost prep 

 

Very nice!

Looks good.  

[Rockwood]

46 minutes ago, otodus1022 said:

I think almost prep 

I would think about doing a little work on the shape to the lower and left. 

Looks fishy ?

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very nice find! 

[oilshale]

Might be Vinciguerria orientalis:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2019.1625911

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334689673_A_new_lightfish_Vinciguerria_orientalis_sp_nov_Teleostei_Stomiiformes_Phosichthyidae_from_the_middle_Miocene_of_South_Korea

[piranha]

51 minutes ago, oilshale said:

Might be Vinciguerria orientalis:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2019.1625911

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334689673_A_new_lightfish_Vinciguerria_orientalis_sp_nov_Teleostei_Stomiiformes_Phosichthyidae_from_the_middle_Miocene_of_South_Korea

 

 

Nam, K.S., Ko, J.Y., Nazarkin, M.V. 2019

A new lightfish, Vinciguerria orientalis, sp. nov. (Teleostei, Stomiiformes, Phosichthyidae), from the middle Miocene of South Korea.

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e1625911

[otodus1022]

32 minutes ago, piranha said:

 

 

Nam, K.S., Ko, J.Y., Nazarkin, M.V. 2019

A new lightfish, Vinciguerria orientalis, sp. nov. (Teleostei, Stomiiformes, Phosichthyidae), from the middle Miocene of South Korea.

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e1625911

Wow thank you!!