An exceptional and rare three dimensional preserved Lepidotus mantelli head and part of the body
Hastings, early Cretaceous 27cm.; 10½ins long This specimen including its head is covered with diamond shaped black glossy scales in beautiful condition. The upper and lower teeth are present, a rarity in Lepidotes. Three dimensional preserved fish heads are rare, and this is an exceptional example. The fossil is 100% original with no repair and no reconstruction of any kind. It was meticulously prepared from a solid nodule of rock; this process took around 250 hours. Lepidotus was a large Mesozoic armoured fish found in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks, and this particular species probably formed part of the diet of Baryonyx. It lived in freshwater lakes and shallow seas. Some species of Lepidotes grew to over a metre in length.
An exceptional and rare three dimensional preserved Lepidotus mantelli head and part of the body
Hastings, early Cretaceous 27cm.; 10½ins long This specimen including its head is covered with diamond shaped black glossy scales in beautiful condition. The upper and lower teeth are present, a rarity in Lepidotes. Three dimensional preserved fish heads are rare, and this is an exceptional example. The fossil is 100% original with no repair and no reconstruction of any kind. It was meticulously prepared from a solid nodule of rock; this process took around 250 hours. Lepidotus was a large Mesozoic armoured fish found in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks, and this particular species probably formed part of the diet of Baryonyx. It lived in freshwater lakes and shallow seas. Some species of Lepidotes grew to over a metre in length.
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