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PARAMBLYPTERUS PERMIAN FISH FOSSIL Odernheim / Rhineland - Pfalz, Germany EARLY PERMIAN PERIOD: 290 million years ago SPECIAL NOTE: The current laws in this region of Germany now forbid the collection of these remarkable fossils. Such legislation has permanently ended the supply of such magnificent specimens such as this one being offered here. This rare example comes from an old German private collection and was collected long ago before the ban was enacted. With digging in the formation now off-limits, these German Permian fossils are sure to appreciate in value and become increasingly difficult to acquire. This is a fine quality fossil Paramblypterus duvernoyi fish. To put in perspective just how old the Paramblypterus is, these primitive fish were around well before the very first dinosaurs! Furthermore, the Paramblypterus lived on the Earth when trilobites still scurried across the ocean floor in their final days. No collection should be without an example of these unique prehistoric fish. Upon close inspection, this fish's unique anatomical features are evident and well shown. Skull bone, fin and scale detail is visible and in an excellent state of preservation. The Paramblypterus was very primitive fish had an asymmetrical tail with the longer upper lobe having a small edge of fin and the rest being fleshy, covered with heavy scales like the rest of the body. The close-up image shows the impeccable fin and scale detail of this unique anatomy. Matrix is its ORIGINAL slate host rock in which is rare in the fact that matrix is UNBROKEN. Guaranteed 100% genuine with NO RESTORATION. Plate has been repaired which is common. The Paramblypterus fish was a primitive osteichthyan (bony fish) and a member of the actinopterygians or ray-finned fish. Now extinct, Paramblypterus duvernoyi possessed some very primitive features, most notably, its shark-like tail with a fleshy upper lobe. RARE FISH FOSSIL WITH NICE COLOR AND PRESERVATION - SITE NOW CLOSED AND OFF-LIMITS! 10.25" x 7.6" overall with fish 6" long SOLD F018 INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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