Pycnodontidae indet
Pycnodontiformes
Geologic Time: Middle Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage (93 million years ago)
Size (25.4mm=1 inch): 18 mm in length, 9 mm across on a 70 mm by 45 mm matrix.
Fossil Site: Lebanese Lagerstatte, en-Nammoura, Lebanon
Fossil Code: L465
Price: $165.00
 Description:
A rarely seen member of the Pycnodont fishes, this one is an example
of a tooth plate of what must have been a large specimen. The family
derives its name from the Greek for “thick tooth”. These
fish led a durophagous existence, crushing the shells of shellfish
and crustaceans. Few examples of this unusual specimen are seen, and
even fewer of the degree of preservation seen here. |
