regainfreedom Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Hi, I saw this on ebay and have totally no idea what this is, any suggestions? http://cgi.ebay.com/MISSING-LINK-Rare-crab...93%3A1|294%3A50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Giant Isopod? Fish? FAKE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 It's not a crab. It's a Cretaceous fish from Brazil called Rhacolepis. Very common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Close Carl, but it's not a Rhacolepis buccalis, which is a 'Herring type' fish. You see this fish mis-IDed on Ebay all the time. It is actually Vinctifer comptoni-one of the best known of the Brazilian fish. It is easily recognised by its long rectangular scales. Complete specimens are very Gar like in appearance. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm going with fish, or a petrified gravy biscuit that was found under the seat of a "57 Chevy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regainfreedom Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Close Carl, but it's not a Rhacolepis buccalis, which is a 'Herring type' fish. You see this fish mis-IDed on Ebay all the time. It is actually Vinctifer comptoni-one of the best known of the Brazilian fish. It is easily recognised by its long rectangular scales. Complete specimens are very Gar like in appearance. Agree! I have a Rhacolepis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Whew... here I was worried that if I bid on it there would be no more sunshine as it would steal my "SOL"! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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