Trilobiting Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I recently bought this fossilized fish online. I was wondering if anyone could identify the species and perhaps pinpoint the locality/formation. Thanks, Seann "Fossils have richer stories to tell about the lub-dub of dinosaur life than we have been willing to listen to." - Robert T. Bakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Could you get better pictures/closeups? To me looks like Lepidoptera but @Fossildude19 can give you a better answer. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, indominus rex said: Could you get better pictures/closeups? To me looks like Lepidoptera but @Fossildude19 can give you a better answer. Lepidotes, do you mean ? Lepidoptera is the order to which butterflies and moths belong. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Lepidotes, do you mean ? Lepidoptera is the order to which butterflies and moths belong. Whoops sorry I swear i meant to say Lepidotes. 2 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, indominus rex said: Whoops sorry I swear i meant to say Lepidotes. I do believe you. I think you'd know both. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobiting Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 40 minutes ago, indominus rex said: Could you get better pictures/closeups? To me looks like Lepidoptera but @Fossildude19 can give you a better answer. Here’s another picture the seller provided. I’ll try sharpening the other pictures to enhance the detail. "Fossils have richer stories to tell about the lub-dub of dinosaur life than we have been willing to listen to." - Robert T. Bakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 This could be a fish from China, either from Xingyi (Guizhou province) or from Luoping (Yunnan province). Asialepidotus shigyiensis, Guizhouella analilepida or Sinoeugnathus kueichowensis can be considered. Guizhouella analilepida: Asialepidotus shigyiensis: 3 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobiting Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Sharpened photo "Fossils have richer stories to tell about the lub-dub of dinosaur life than we have been willing to listen to." - Robert T. Bakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobiting Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 I received the fossil in the mail today. I was sad and disappointed to find that it had broken into pieces during shipping (this was USPS). How would I fix this? "Fossils have richer stories to tell about the lub-dub of dinosaur life than we have been willing to listen to." - Robert T. Bakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Looks like it had split already, and was simply glued back together. In fact, it looks like quite a lot was done to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I would complain to the seller, as they obviously didn't pack it well enough. Then ask for some kind of recompense for it. Some money back, perhaps. You could either send it back and ask for all of your money back, or keep it and ask for something to make up for having to repair it. If you keep it, I have had good luck with the gel type of superglue, or any gel version of cyanoacrylate. Make sure both sides get some, and not too much. Any excess should be removable with acetone. Hope this helps. 3 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...
Aurelius Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Personally, since it was already in bits and had been glued when you bought it, I'd be tempted to repair it. But perhaps you could get a partial refund for your trouble. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 19 hours ago, Trilobiting said: I received the fossil in the mail today. I was sad and disappointed to find that it had broken into pieces during shipping (this was USPS). How would I fix this? As has been said, it seems to have mostly broken along some of the several cracks where it had been glued already. Gluing it back again should hopefully not be too difficult. Still a horrid thing to have happened, inadequate packing and careless mailmen can equal disaster, it's happened to me too. Good luck, whatever you decide to do. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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