Ctenothrissa sp.
Geological Time: Middle Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage
Size: 78 mm high, 90 mm in length
Fossil Site: Lebanese Lagetstatt, Hajoula, Lebanon
 Description:
A fine example of the Order Ctenothrissiformes, Family Ctenothrissidae,
Ctenothrissa is thought to have been a fish that lived within the
coral reefs of the time. This one is well-centered on its Sublithographic
limestone matrix, with the dramatic dorsal, pectoral, and ventral
fins in a fine state of preservation. What makes this one notable
is that even some of the musculature has been preserved, remarkable
in a specimen nearly 100 million years old. The genus died out during
the Upper Cretaceous, leaving no descendants. |
