Diplomystus brevissimus Fish Fossils

 

Here are some pictures of Diplomystus brevissimus (Blainville, 1818) fish fossils. The fish lived during the Cretaceous Period (about 150 million years ago) in what is now Beirut, Lebanon. They were bought by A.E. Day in 1902 and are now on display at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East as of August 2022. Fossil is also known as Armigatus brevissimus (Blainville, 1818). Species name in Latin means "smallest or shortest".

Plate of Promicroceras Ammonite Fossils

Picture of plate of Promicroceras (Spath, 1925) ammonite fossils. Found in Charmouth, Dorset, England. Creatures existed in the Lower Jurassic Period (190 million years ago; upper Sinemurian age). Common ammonite found in the Black Ven Marl on the coasts of Lyme Regis and Charmouth.

Genus named by Leonard Frank Spath (1882-1957) in 1925.

Thanks to Dale for letting me take this picture.

Ukrainian Sea Scorpion Fossils

Here are some pictures of Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus (Fischer, 1839) sea scorpion fossils. These creatures existed in the Silurian Period. Specimens were found at Kamenets Podolsky, Ukraine.

Thanks to Dale for allowing these pictures.