Name: Telepholis tenuis
Geological Time: Middle Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage
Size: (25.4 mm = 1 inch) 26 mm across pectoral fins, 120 mm in length on 180 mm by 91 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Lebanese Lagerstatt, Haqel, Lebanon
 Description:
An unusual, rare example of a flying fish, as demonstrated by its
dramatically-elongated pectoral fins, this one is far more rarely
seen than Exocoetoides, another member of the Family Chirothricidae.
There is a 26 mm long crustacean seen in association, possibly of
the genus Eryma. The fish is shown from the ventral position, well-positioned
in its block of sublithographic limestone. Notice that even the overall
outline of the fish has been preserved within this fine example, affording
a good idea of this rarely-seen taxon. |
