Fossil Marine Fish Skull Brychaetus Muelleri

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A highly important and scientifically rare discovery of a wonderfully preserved bony fish skull that displays distinctive mandibles and fully articulated skeletal maxillary with elongate and ferocious teeth between its well-defined maxilla (upper) and mandible (lower) predatory jaws. Presented on AES Bronze stand series for ethereal spaces, elevate your home with the palaeontological today with this magnificent one-of-a-kind and unlikely-to-be-repeated specimen.  This Brychaetus Muelleri fish is one of the bony ray-finned fishes of the Eocene period, situated in modern-day North Africa, which was once part of Gondwana and later Pangea before they broke up and formed the west, east Gondwana, and Laurasia and fossils of the period may be discovered in North Africa and South America. Locating the bony ray-finned fish’s remains in the United Kingdom is also not unusual, reinforcing the theory of shifting continents and tectonic plates. It was discovered in Morocco as a by-product of phosphate mining, which in prehistory belonged to Gondwana and was associated with modern-day South America. Once, the whole area of North Africa was underwater, with seas filled with marine life. Khouribga is the capital of the Khouribga Province in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region near Casablanca. It is the administrative centre of a huge phosphate mining industry run by the state. The by-product is extraordinary fossils of the Cretaceous to Paleogene periods. Osteoglossiformes, from the Greek meaning, are bony tongues, the rustic order of early ray-finned fishes that first appeared in the fossil record from Gondwana before the supercontinent broke up. Gondwana separated from Laurasia around the middle Mesozoic era, in the breakup of Pangaea. Brychaetus muelleri's closest living relative is a giant freshwater fish Arapaima gigas found in South America, and a similar fossil fish head discovered from the Isle of Sheppey is housed in the Natural History Museum collection, London. The fossil skull element exhibits several attributes that merit a rare discovery’s accolade. The teeth are well-defined and articulated, and the delicate bone jaws have been preserved for over 50,000,000 years. The fossilised bone elements have very attractive colour tones, and the shadows that outline the definitions of this species bring it to life. Overall, this is an exceptional item discovered in Ouled Abdoun, the phosphate beds of Morocco. Specific Information Order: Osteoglossiformes (L.S.Berg 1940). Family supercontinent: Osteoglossidae.  Scientific name: Teleostean, Teleostei (Müller 1845).  Genus: Brychaetus muelleri Woodward 1901 (Arowana).  Geological Age: Eocene period, Ypresian stage 55 to 50 million years ago.  Location: Ouled Abdoun, Near Khouribga Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. W: 27 cm H: 19 cm D: 10 cm W: 12 Kg

Dimensions:
Height: 7.49 in (19 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
Style:
Prehistoric (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Limestone,Bronzed,Other
Place of Origin:
North Africa
Period:
15th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture:
50,000,000
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Beautifully museum standard, We guarantee and supply our authentication certificates for every item.
Seller Location:
Scorton, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU9995242496762

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