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Name:
Prionolepis cataphractis
Age: Middle Cretaceous
Formation: Cenomanian Layers
Location: Hajoula, Lebanon
Size: Fish is 6 inches long
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This is a very rare fossil fish specimen. It is a unique Prionolepis cataphractis from the Cretaceous layers of Lebanon. Fossils from this region have become increasingly difficult to obtain due to political unrest. This sleek specimen of Prionolepis is carniverous, high up in the Cretaceous food chain. The fish is complete down to the individual rays of the fins and tail. The fish is nicely centered on the rectangular plate of limestone. But the real rarity of this specimen is that there is another fish preserved in its stomach! This fish was swallowed head-first, and is easily seen in the belly of the Prionolepis. It is extremely rare in the fossil record to have this distinct occurrence of predation captured in such detail. This is is a textbook specimen of a predatory fossil fish fossilized with its last meal still in its tummy.
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