Lewiatan Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) Hi everyone. I recently found interesting fossil http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/p1070630d.jpg/ My problem is that I don't know what fish is it. I never see this fish before. If any of you know what is a species. Please write. Edited December 29, 2012 by Lewiatan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewiatan Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 already fixed it and added a link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I took the liberty of snatching the image: "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewiatan Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Ok. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Did you find this in Poland? Do you know the age of the deposit? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewiatan Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Yes is find this in Poland. Probably come from Oligocene. I find some fossils this fish in one please, which is very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 It looks like snake ventral scales to me. Maybe it 'bit off more than it could chew'. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Google Scholar has scores of open-access PDFs on this topic. The real prize is the reference sections of these papers. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Yes is find this in Poland. Probably come from Oligocene. Is it probably a marine deposit then (not fresh water)? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeriderdon Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 The very first thing that popped into my head was knife fish. Not sure if there are any fossil equivalents though. http://www.fishchannel.com/images/fish-species/freshwater/clown-knife600.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewiatan Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Is it probably a marine deposit then (not fresh water)? From what I know, this stone comes from Tethys Ocean and has been applied in Polish territories, during the Alpine folding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewiatan Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) This is another fossil, where better to see head Edited December 30, 2012 by Lewiatan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Can't help with an id but congratulations on a great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewiatan Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Thanks you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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