Fossil Fish on Matrix

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.

13 1/2 in. (1.45 kg, 34.4 cm).

Comprising a curving body on a rectangular limestone matrix, showing elongated head with pointed jaws, small fins and forked tail, possibly Aspidorhynchus. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2433