Exotic Oligocene Fossil Fish Paleogadus from Carpathian Mountains

Paleogadus simionescui

(Simionescu 1905)

Class Actinopterygii, Order Gadiformes, Family Gadidae

Geological Time: Middle Oligocene

Size (2.54 cm = 1 inch): Fish fossil is 8 cm on a 6 x 11 cm plate

Fossil Site: Bircza, Carpathian Mountains, Poland

Fossil Code: PFF332

Price: $185.00, now reduced to $125.00

Paleogadus simionescui Fish FossilDescription: Paleogadus was a codfish of the Oligocene. This large for the species specimen is colorful and well articulated. The skull exhibits wonderful detail as well as the fins and body structure. Note the photo of the collecting locality.

The Carpathians offer one of the world’s premier collecting sites for Oligocene fossil salt-water fossil fish.

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The actual fossil site

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