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Sunday, July 7, 2019

Orthacanthus Fish Spine Fossil


This fish fossil is an Orthacanthus sp. It was collected Texas, USA. This fossil is a pectoral girdle "straight spine". Fossil dates to about 280 million years ago (Early Permian Period).


The fossil on display (2018) at American Museum of Natural History, New York City, USA.

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