LauraMedea Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Hello everyone, I saw these plates with fossilized fishes in a small shop near my house. From my inexperienced eye they seem poorly prepared, even the low price could be a clue. Can you tell me if you think they are real or fake? In case they are real, I will open a topic to find out the ID of the 3 specimens if it is possible to recognize them despite the conditions. I don't even have information regarding the area of origin. I can only say that the n.1 fish is the bigger ( about 10cm) , the n.2 fish is 7cm and the n.3 is less than 5cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Absolutely Genuine fish fossil. First is a Knightia eocaena from the Eocene Green River Formation. Second it a Chinese fish, Lycoptera davidi. Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. Third is a Dastilbe crandalli from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Basin, Romualdo Formation of Brazil. The Chinese fish looks like it might have been painted over with some sort of ink to make it stand out from the rock. All are decent specimens. 1 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraMedea Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 14 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Absolutely Genuine fish fossil. First is a Knightia eocaena from the Eocene Green River Formation. Second it a Chinese fish, Lycoptera davidi. Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. Third is a Dastilbe crandalli from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Basin, Romualdo Formation of Brazil. The Chinese fish looks like it might have been painted over with some sort of ink to make it stand out from the rock. All are decent specimens. Thank you very much for your response and for indicating me the species and place of origin. Very kind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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