thisguysthelimit Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Let me know if you need anything else to help. It's rad! This thing is soooo heavy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 As per Forum rules, we do not provide appraisals. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Looks to be a Pycnodus, but I’m no paleoicthyologist Edited August 28, 2019 by WhodamanHD Edited to show due amounts of uncertainty “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisguysthelimit Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 I can figure out what it's worth elsewhere. That's fine. I'm just wondering what kind of fish it is and how old it is. I want to keep it! i never would have thought to start getting into this, but this little fella swam into my lap and now he's got my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 It's worth $5. Regarding the fish, on the other hand, as is stated at the header for this forum: >Please understand that we do not appraise value! There are several reasons for this: 1. A proper appraisal requires commercial expertise in the specific type of fossil under consideration. We are interested in the science of paleontology, not the commercial aspect. 2. A proper appraisal requires in-hand examination of the specimen. It is too easy to be fooled by photographs. 3. We don't care to spend our time offering a service for free that people would ordinarily expect to have to pay for. I will say the fish is very nice, and although I'm not sure of the exact species there are people on the forum ( @oilshale, @Fossildude19 ) who may be able to hazzard an identification for you. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Could be a Pycnodontiformes from the Cretaceous of Lebanon. Palaeobalistum goedeli or a relative? Akromystax tilmachiton? I am not familiar with fossils from Lebanon. 2 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...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Hi there, You may also notice that I think (?) this guy has been 'enhanced' @RJB and his fins look heavily painted. It gets pretty messy up top. Cool fish nonetheless. Cheers, Brett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I agree with the enhanced painting of the fossil I would include the "teeth" as having been painted on. 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...
FossilDAWG Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I think some areas, especially the skull and the hypleural area, could be cleaned up by a skilled prepper, as there may be a fair bit of matrix still covering bones. It's hard for me to say how much has been "enhanced" based on a photo, though. It still looks like a pretty impressive fish to my eyes. I'd be quite happy to inherit such a fossil. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 47 minutes ago, thisguysthelimit said: I can figure out what it's worth elsewhere. If you do a Google image search of Palaeobalistum goedeli , you can check the websites that are commercial dealers. Keep in mind, the price goes down with more restoration/enhancement. 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...
caldigger Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 You think that's heavy, imagine the structural support you would need for something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yeah, looks heavily restored/inhanced. Besided the areas that FossilDude19 has already pointed out, all the discoloration around the head and the lower gut area look suspect to me also? RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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