MANY FISH EXQUISITELY PRESERVED ON BOTH SIDES - SIDE 1 SHOWN ABOVE
SIDE 2 SHOWN ABOVE WITH HIGHLY RARE INSTANCES OF SOFT BODY TISSUE PRESERVED WHICH IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR THIS SITE
SUPERB INSTANCE OF SOFT BODY TISSUE PRESERVED AS SHOWN ABOVE BY THE BROWN REGION IN BETWEEN THE BONES - NO ENHANCEMENT OR COLORING - RARE!!!
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MASS MORTALITY DAPALIS FISH FOSSIL OF PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN ORIGIN Radomir Region, West Bulgaria OLIGOCENE PERIOD: 38 - 23 million years ago Common to France and Switzerland but previously unknown to Bulgaria, this is one of a very few multiples that are found each year at this exclusive site. Concentrated multiples of fish are not common from this source. Each fish fossil is exquisitely detailed and of the species Dapalis macrurus. The finest details are exhibited in the thin volcanic shale in which it was found. A very nice contrasting multiple specimen for this type possessing a very rare occurrence of preservation of soft body parts shown in the darker portions of the rock between the bones. This rare location is newly discovered and on occasion, produces an exceptionally detailed specimen such as this. Volcanic activity during the Oligocene from the nearby Rhodope Mountain range buried a variety of flora and fauna including these small predatory fish. Here is an excellent opportunity to add a high quality Oligocene fish fossil from an exotic location to your collection at a very affordable price. Minor repair to one corner does not detract. Unlike a vast majority of fish fossils in the marketplace where details are skillfully faked with delicate painting and carving of the stone, this exquisite fish fossil is 100% GENUINE WITH NO PAINT, NO FABRICATION and NO ENHANCEMENT. This teleost (bony) fish species first appeared on our planet during the Paleocene Period but went extinct during the Miocene Period. Dapalis was a type of predatory sea bass found in freshwater only. It features a deep head with large eyes and mouth and a high anterior dorsal fin made up of robust spines. HIGHLY UNCOMMON FOR MULTIPLES TO BE FOUND AT THIS RARE SITE VERY RARE SPECIMEN WITH MANY FISH, SOME WITH SOFT BODY TISSUE PRESERVED! 6.75" x 5.75" overall, fish range from 2.5" to 1.7" in length SOLD F1-003 INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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