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Rare and unique-Ptycholepis-Clearly visible fish scales - Fossilised animal - 24 cm
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Rare and unique-Ptycholepis-Clearly visible fish scales - Fossilised animal - 24 cm

Museum Level-Collector's Edition-Ptycholepis - rare and unique Period: Middle Triassic to Early Jurassic Ptycholepis is an extinct prehistoric genus of ray-finned fish. Family: Lepidoptera Fish length: 18cm This fish has hard, thick scales on its head and gill bones. They are deeper and longer than ordinary fish scales, and have longitudinal grooves on the outside. This fossil comes from Sichuan, China. The fish scales are in complete shape and the details are very clear. This kind of fossil is very rare among the world's fish fossils. Very worthy of collection

No. 84019417

No longer available
Rare and unique-Ptycholepis-Clearly visible fish scales - Fossilised animal - 24 cm

Rare and unique-Ptycholepis-Clearly visible fish scales - Fossilised animal - 24 cm

Museum Level-Collector's Edition-Ptycholepis - rare and unique
Period: Middle Triassic to Early Jurassic
Ptycholepis is an extinct prehistoric genus of ray-finned fish.
Family: Lepidoptera
Fish length: 18cm

This fish has hard, thick scales on its head and gill bones. They are deeper and longer than ordinary fish scales, and have longitudinal grooves on the outside.
This fossil comes from Sichuan, China. The fish scales are in complete shape and the details are very clear. This kind of fossil is very rare among the world's fish fossils.
Very worthy of collection

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