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Vinctifer Comptoni +20" Concretion : Lower Cretaceous


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post-2446-0-36405700-1296609878_thumb.jpgAquired this neat fish from an estate sale:

+20inch 9 lbs specimen arrived today in the mail.... fossil is crack in 2 pc and was going to repair with epoxy....

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That's an awesome fish, Peter! :wub:

Congratulations! :)

Regards,

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I have got a number of Vinctifers, but this is the most interesting one that I have. There are a few problems with it (the tails of each vinctifer are certainly not the original tails), but the specimen was so unique that I thought it was worth acquiring.

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I have got a number of Vinctifers, but this is the most interesting one that I have. There are a few problems with it (the tails of each vinctifer are certainly not the original tails), but the specimen was so unique that I thought it was worth acquiring.

Beautiful fossils! Thanks for sharing those images.

PL

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Peter... Great addition, I can see why it caught your eye....

Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... :)

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Peter... Great addition, I can see why it caught your eye....

Thanks Steve an I got it for less than $80 not including shipping....

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Nice find, Peter! That is a cool fish.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Tim. It is a snow day for me... area is getting buried in snow.....

Don't think the ground hog will see it's shadow today.... the critter probably buried in 2' of snow....

PL

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Peter.... Very good price, you got yourself a bargain ! ;)

Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... :)

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Peter.... Very good price, you got yourself a bargain ! ;)

Yes... especially material on the open market from that part of the world is scarce.

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