Fossil matrix - Coccodus Insignis - 160 mm - 60 mm

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Coccodus insignis, a conserved natural specimen of a late Cretaceous Picnodontiform fish from Hakel, Lebanon, with two falcate spines and an elongated snout bearing disproportionately large dental plates; specimen length about 130 mm, slab size 160 × 60 mm, weight 272 g.

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Coccodus Insignis is a Picnodonte with two sickle-shaped spines and an elongated snout equipped with dental plates that are disproportionately large relative to the overall size of the individual.
This fine specimen comes from the Hakel deposit in Lebanon (Upper Cretaceous, about 100 million years ago).
Slab size 160x60mm.
Size/specie 130 mm.
Please note that most fossils break during excavation; in such cases, they are professionally glued.
The shipment is carried out via insured and trackable courier express, carefully packed.

Coccodus Insignis is a Picnodonte with two sickle-shaped spines and an elongated snout equipped with dental plates that are disproportionately large relative to the overall size of the individual.
This fine specimen comes from the Hakel deposit in Lebanon (Upper Cretaceous, about 100 million years ago).
Slab size 160x60mm.
Size/specie 130 mm.
Please note that most fossils break during excavation; in such cases, they are professionally glued.
The shipment is carried out via insured and trackable courier express, carefully packed.

Details

Scientific name
Coccodus Insignis
Country of Origin
Lebanon
Geological Period
Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)
Condition
Natural
Treatment
Conserved
Weight
272 g
Height
160 mm
Width
60 mm
Depth
10 mm
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