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FOSSILS PAGE 5

Updated  15 March 2008

 

Commonly referred to as Guitar fish, this fine example of Rhinobatos withfieldi is Cretaceous in age, and comes from the quarries in Hajoula, Lebanon. The plate is ~12 cm in height by 22.5 in width. This plate is priced at $950.00. Rhinobatos, guitar fish, $950.jpg (106747 bytes)


This is a very nice example of a fossil Gaudryella fish and a Carpopenaeus shrimp, from the Cretaceous period, Hajoula, Lebanon. The plate measures ~12 cm in height and 14 cm in width. It is priced at $180.00 and is an excellent display specimen. Gaudryella fish, shrimp, $180.jpg (316866 bytes)

 

Fossil flying fish.jpg (166273 bytes) This is an excellent example of an rare fish, Exocoetoides sp., a "flying" fish from the Cretaceous period, Hajoula, Lebanon. Priced at a very reasonable $130.00

 

Sedenhorsia fish, shrimp, pos, $150.jpg (190081 bytes)
Positive plate		 Offered here is fine example of the Sedenhorsia fish and Carpopenaeus shrimp from the Cretaceous period, Hajoula, Lebanon. This is a positive and negative split plate, quite uncommon from this area. The plates are ~10 cm in height by 11 cm wide. The pair are priced at $150.00. Sedenhorsia fish, shrimp, neg, $150.jpg (185902 bytes)
Negative plate

 

Fossil paddle fish.jpg (151070 bytes) This is a very good specimen of a fossil paddle fish or trumpet fish, Centriscus strigatus, from the Miocene period, Marecchia River, Poggio Berni, Rimini, Italy. It is priced at $120.00.

 

Palinurus spiney lobster, $175.jpg (192251 bytes) Offered here is the uncommon fossil spiny lobster: Palinurus from the Cretaceous period, Hajoula, Lebanon. The plate measures ~7 cm in height by 14.5 cm wide. The specimen is priced at $175.00.

 

Beryciformes fish, $160.jpg (178217 bytes)

 Beryciformes is one of many interesting fish from the quarries of Lebanon. From the Cretaceous period, Hajoula, Lebanon, this specimen is a fine example of this spieces. The plate is ~7.5 cm in height by 10.5 cm wide. It is priced at $160.00

 

This is a fine example of the more common lobster, Homarus hakelensis, Cretaceous period, Hajoula, Lebanon. The plate is ~14 cm in height and 12 cm wide. It is priced at $150.00. Homarus hakelensis lobster, $150.jpg (252198 bytes)

 

Another of the interesting and unusual fossil fish from Lebanon, this is Nematonotus. From the Cretaceous period, Hajoula, Lebanon, the plate is ~7 cm in height by 8 cm wide. It is priced at $135.00. Nematonotus fish, $135.jpg (135995 bytes)

 

Oreodont skull, $950 a.jpg (574981 bytes) This Oreodont skull has been in our collection for many years but now the time has come  to sell it. The skull is a full museum mount, well prepared, and includes the custom made stand. This fine example of Merycoidodon cubertsoni comes from the Brule Formation, Western South Dakota, and is Oligocene in age. SOLD Oreodont skull, $950 b.jpg (526449 bytes)

 

Leptichina skull, $1200.jpg (344546 bytes) This skull is from a much scarcer species of Oreodont than the one above. This is Leptauchenia, sometimes referred to as the aquatic Oreodont because the eye sockets are located higher in the skull than Merycoidodon. Also of Oligocene age and from the Brule formation, Western South Dakota, Leptauchenia is hundreds of times scarcer than Merycoidodon. This wonderful specimen is priced at a modest $1200.00.