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South America, Brazil, early Cretaceous period, ca. 125 million years old. Amazing! A fossilized fish with a streamlined body that beautifully displays the rows of scales and part of the spine. The species is difficult to discern, but may be in the genus Rhacolepis - prehistoric and now extinct species of ray-finned fish. This fish has developed a caramel brown hue from the fossilization process as well as smoky quartz crystals which can be seen protruding from two perforations along the verso. This fish has been nearly fully excavated from the stone matrix, but retains an area of the orange sediment across its underside. Size: 8.25" L x 1.625" W (21 cm x 4.1 cm)

Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA acquired before 2000

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#160503

  • Condition: Tail reattached, repair is well done and difficult to discern. Chips, nicks, surface abrasions, and losses to peripheries. Two perforations reveal quartz crystals. Mineral deposits and attached area of sediment matrix.

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