Ganolepis Paleozoic Fish Fossil

Ganolepis gacilis

Order Palaeonisciformes, Family Palaeoniscidae

Geological Time: Carboniferous

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): Fish Fossil 70 mm on a 110 x 150 mm plate

Fossil Site: Kyzykchul Formation, Nazarovo City, Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia, Russia

Fossil Code: PFF145

Price: $175.00 - sold

Paleozoic Fish FossilsDescription: This is a fine Palaeoniscid fish known as Ganolepis. The detail is very good, showing the scales, head and tail features. Now here is a rare treat from a distant and obscure locality. The paleoniscoids were the first ray-finned fish, a feature readily seen here. Some 40 or more families appeared during the Carboniferous and Permian Periods.

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