Name: Chondrostei; Acipenseriformes; Peipaiosteus pani
Age: Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 140 mm in length, 42 mm wide at the pectoral fins on a 158 mm by 118 mm matrix.
Location: Yiaxian Formation, Beipiao City, Liaoning Province, China
Code: 6983
Price: $175.00 - Sold
 Description:
This fish is a member of the Acipenseriformes or Sturgeon-like fishes and a member
of the recently-erected Peipiaostidae. It is the first of the Acipenseriformes
discovered in china, and is closely related to Stichopterus (see my other offerings),
and more distantly related to the paddlefish Protopsephurus found in the same
general region. (I have a fine specimen available). This specimen is preserved
in the ventral mode with may fine features evident. The darkened area that proceeds
distally from the pectoral fins is a portion of the digestive tract. Other fine
features are the details to the head region, including the eyes and the operculae
(gill covers). Specimens with such fine preservation are not often available,
and typically command high prices. This example is quite affordable, and would
make an excellent example of a fossil from the "feathered dinosaur"
region of China. |
