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| EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Top Quality Trumpetfish |
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ITALY
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| Stock Number FFI08 |
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Name:
Centriscus strigatus (Trumpetfish)
Age: Miocene
Formation: Messinian Stage
Location: Marecchia River, Poggio Berni, Rimini, Italy
Size: Fish is 5.4 inches long
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Here is an extremely unusual fossil fish. It is a very well preserved Centriscus strigatus from the Miocene of Italy. This is a type of Trumpetfish, which is unusual in the fossil record. The large fish exhibits great detail - the eye socket is easily seen, and the long trumpet-like mouth is well displayed. The fossil has excellent, dark brown color and contrasts nicely with the grey matrix. The fish is almost perfectly centered on the large, semi-rectangular plate of shale. This is a fabulous specimen of this unique fossil fish from Italy.
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