Description
Age: lower Triassic
Locality: Madagascar
Measurements: c. 13.7 cm long
Weight: 0.34 kg
A fine coelacanth fish in beautiful red-rust colours. As usual with fossils from the lower Triassic of northern Madagascar, the specimen consists of the external moulds of the left and right flanks of the fish, preserved in a calcareous concretion. Some of the cracks were filled.
Reserve: $650.00
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Fine coelacanth fish Whiteia woodwardi
Estimate $800-$1,000
Starting Price
$320
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