Redfieldius gracilis skull and front of body.

Early Jurassic Shuttle Meadow Formation.

Connecticut.

Fairly well preserved front half of fish.

This is a shot of this fish before prep

You can clearly see the tubercles and teeth on the front part of the skull. It's believed that these supported a fleshy upper lip.

The jaw/mouth and eye socket are quite visible as well.

I am unsure if the width of the body on this specimen is due to pre-fossilization bloating, some artifact of diagenesis, or if this is an extremely robust individual.

This is probably my best preserved skull from a Redfieldius.

I may try to prep it out a bit more, once I get my air abrasion unit up and running.

EDIT: I did some more prep on this - You can find the after prep shot Here.