dsalles Posted June 7, 2016 DSC00114 is not very informative. Would be interesting to know from where this coelacanth is and what species it is. Thanks Daniel Link to comment
Zachster Posted June 8, 2016 That is so cool! how big is it? a couple of feet long? or is it a small fry? It really shows off the lob fins so well. it is hard to believe that coelacanth are still around and they are not extinct. Link to comment
Agos1221 Posted May 16, 2017 The fossil coelacanth is from Eichstatt in Bavaria. The Solnhofen limestone has been quarried for making lithographs throughout the modern period in Europe. Because of its extremely fine granule properties within a lagoon environment retaining low oxygen levels, predators were largely inhibited from scavenging on the detritus falling to bottom of the water. Due to the combination of these factors the preservation there is among the best in the world. You may know archaeopteryx, the "missing link" dinosaur like bird fossil was actually recovered from the same quarry in the 19th century. Link to comment
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