FOSSIL FISH TRIASSIC NODULE MADAGASCAR COELACANTH WHITEIA

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FOSSIL FISH TRIASSIC NODULE MADAGASCAR COELACANTH WHITEIA :
$1785.00

Species: Whiteia woodwardi
Age: Lower Triassic (252.17 - 247.2 mil y)
Dimensions: 217 mm - 8 1/2\"
Origin: Madagascar

Definitely one of the best Coelacanths ever seen from this site with a stunning skull and tail preservation.
There are from this location 4 types of coelacanthidae that have been described, the more common one being the Whiteia. This particular nodule shows excellent details of scales and fins which is quite rare for this type of fossilization.