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Lot 8319

Fossil Paddlefish

3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
Los Angeles

US$20,000 - US$25,000

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Fossil Paddlefish

Crossopholis sp.
Eocene
Green River Formation, Wyoming

One of the finest specimens recovered from the 50 million-year-old sediments of Southwestern Wyoming, a stunning paddlefish exhibits superior preservation. With a dimensionality rarely seen in a cartilaginous fish, the smallest scales and details are visible throughout the body. (Cartilage, more delicate than bone, is rarely preserved in fossils due to the rapidity with which it decays.) The stellate bones of the rostrom (the prominent portion of the head) display amazing dimension and detail. In the original matrix with no restoration. Measures 24in

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