Diplomystus Like Fish Fossil from NEW Morocco Location

Description: An undescribed species of fish whose body shape and teeth suggests an affinity with the Pycnodontidae. This one is found in sublithographic limestone similar to that seen in Lebanon, but comes from a new location in Morocco, and is the first example of this type I have ever seen. Fish from this location have just become available in the past few years, and most may well be new to science. This one has strong affinities to Diplomystus from the contemporary deposits of Lebanon, as well as the member of the genus found in the Eocene Green River Deposits some 50 million years younger (see my other offerings for examples).