EXTINCTIONS- AMAZING DETAILED FOSSIL FISH WITH A FISH IN ITS BELLY - FINAL MEAL!

Description

Name
:   Prionolepis cataphractis with Fish in Stomach
Age:
Middle Cretaceous
Formation:
Cenomanian Layers
Location:
Hajoula, Lebanon
Size:
Fish is 6.1 inches long!
This is a very rare fossil fish specimen! It is a unique Prionolepis cataphractis from the Cretaceous layers of Lebanon. NICE fossils from this region have become increasingly difficult to obtain. Prionolepis was a carniverous fish (note the teeth in the mouth!), high up in the Cretaceous food chain. This incredible fish is complete - even the distinct scale pattern is preserved! The sleek fish is beautifully showcased on the oval plate of sublithographic limestone.
But the real rarity of this specimen is that there is another entire fish preserved in its stomach!
This unlucky fish was swallowed upside-down head-first, and is now preserved for all eternity in the belly of the Prionolepis! It is extremely rare in the fossil record to have this classic display of predation - predator and prey - captured in such detail. This is is a textbook specimen of a Cretaceous carniverous fish fossilized with its last meal displayed in full view!
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