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.

Diplurus newarki Coelacanth Fossil

This fish fossil is a Diplurus newarki. It was collected by G.L. Jepsen in 1946 at Firestone Library excavation in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. This fish lived in fresh water lakes of what would be eastern North America today. It is related larger coelacanths (e.g. Axelrodichthys) found in Cretaceous Period. Fossil dates about 210 million years ago (Late Triassic 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?).

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?).