Exotic Lebanese Cretaceous Flying Fish Fossil

Name: Exceotoides minor

Age: Middle Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage

Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): 33 mm across pectoral fins, 36 mm in length on 51 mm by 63 mm matrix

Location: Haqel, Lebanon

Code: L402

Price: $185.00 - Sold


Description: An unusual, rare example of a flying fish, as demonstrated by its dramatically-elongated pectoral fins. The genus name is derived from its resemblance to Exocoetes, a modern-day flying fish. It is well centered on its Sublithographic limestone matrix.

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