Detailed Palaeoniscus Fossil Fish from Permian Of Germany

Palaeoniscus frieslebeni

Class Actinoptergyii, Order Paleonisciformes, Family Palaeoniscidae

Geological Time: Upper Permian, (~240 m.y.a.) Kupferschiefer Zone

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 170 mm long Matrix: 100 mm by 175 mm

Fossil Site: Ellrich, Bad Sachsa, Harz, Germany

Code: AAF268

Price: $265.00


Palaeoniscus frieslebeniDescription: This is a very well-preserved example of a Paleoniscoid fish known as Palaeoniscus. The paleoniscoids were the first ray-finned fish, a feature readily seen here. Some 40 or more families appeared during the Carboniferous and Permian Periods. This genus went extinct during the Upper Triassic. Notice the details in the rhombic scales and fine tail.

Also see: Paleozoic Fish Fossils

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