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Name:
Eurypholis boisseri (Viperfish)
Age: Middle Cretaceous
Formation: Cenomanian Layers
Location: Hajoula, Lebanon
Size: Fish is 5.8 inches long
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This is an extremely fierce-looking fossil fish! It is a large Eurypholis boisseri Viperfish from the Cretaceous Layers of Lebanon. Fossils from this region have become increasingly difficult to obtain due to political unrest, especially recently. This sleek specimen is a viperfish, one of the most predatory fish in the fossil record, and easily one the most sought-after fossil fish from Lebanon. The fish is complete down to the individual rays of the fins. The mouth is full of teeth that are fully natural (unrestored and unenhanced) and, frankly, unmistakable. The fish is nicely displayed on the large, rectangular plate of sublithographic limestone. And there is even a fish still preserved in its mouth! (see close-up photo)This is a very distinct specimen of this carniverous fossil fish that died with its last meal in its mouth.
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