Fossils from Solnhofen - Fishes

 

Ascalabos voithii Caturus furcatus

Beside Crustaceans, fishes are also widely common in the Solnhofen limestone, unless we do not consider the floating crinoid Saccocoma sp. or ammonites. Fish found in the limestone can be classified in the following orders: Chondrichthyes (like sharks), bony fishes, Chondrostei and Coelacanthiformes. Till now, approximately 70 fish species are known.

 

Leptolepides sprattiformis (BLAINVILLE 1818) - Bild © FossNet FossilienStore

Article: FN 2988
Name: Leptolepides sprattiformis (BLAINVILLE 1818)
Age: Oberjura, Tithonium, Solnhofen-Formation, approx. 146 Mio. Years
Discovery Site: Eichstätt, Germany
Price: EUR 16.00*
Status:

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Propterus microstomus AGASSIZ, 1833 - Bild © FossNet FossilienStore

Article: FN 2678
Name: Propterus microstomus AGASSIZ, 1833
Age: Oberjura, Tithonium, Solnhofen-Formation, approx. 146 Mio. Years
Discovery Site: Eichstätt, Germany
Price: EUR 1200.00*
Status:

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