Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Gemuendina stuertzi Fish Skeleton Fossil (cast)
This cast of a fish fossil is a Gemuendina stuertzi. It was found in Hunsrück, Budenbach, Germany. Fossil dates about 395 million years ago (Early Devonian Period).
The fossil on display (2018) at American Museum of Natural History, New York City, USA.
Model of what fish might of looked like. Created by Louis Ferraglio (in 1953?).
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Monday, July 1, 2019
Asterosteus stenocephalus Fish Head Shield Fossil (cast)
This Middle Devonian Period fossil cast is of an Asterosteus stenocephalus fish. The fossil was found in Delaware, Ohio, USA. Its name means "star bone".
As of 2018, this head shield cast was on display at American Museum of Natural History, New York City, USA.
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Sunday, June 30, 2019
Pterichthyodes oblongus Fish Fossil
This fossil is of a early Devonian Period fish Pterichthyodes oblongus. Discovered in 1844 and its name means "winged-fish form".
The fossil on display (2018) at American Museum of Natural History, New York City, USA. Fossil was found in Lethen, Nairnshire, Scotland.
Model of what fish might of looked like. Created by Louis Ferraglio (in 1953?).
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devonian,
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scotland
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