Sinoeugnathus keichowensis
Class Actinopterygii, Order Amiiformes
Geological Time: Triassic
Size (25.4 m m= 1 inch): Fossil is 155 mm long (tip of nose to tip of tail along backbone) by 65 mm high (including fins); Matrix: 187 mm by 123 mm
Fossil Site: Xingyi, Guizhou Province of China
Code: HKF02
Price: Sold
 Description:
This fine armored fish comes from the same strata as the swimming
reptile Keichousaurus (see my other offerings) which is the source
of the specific name. It is a member of the Amiiformes, an order
which has as its sole extant member the bowfin Ania calva. The
giant fossil fish Leedsichthys is thought to be a distant relative.
Notice the excellent detail to the scales and fins. |
