Fossil Fish Plate (Cretaceous Gaudryella from Lebanon)

This fossil plate is approximately 4.5” x 4.25” and half an inch thick. It features a genuine Lebanese fish fossil. Lebanon is known for its well-preserved marine specimens. There are many species from deposits in Hjoûla and Hâqel, Lebanon, which can make identification difficult. The most common fish from the area are small-sized Teleosteans belonging to Salmoniformes, Mictophiformes, and Clupeomorpha. The fish fossil on this limestone plate is about 3.5” long and resembles Gaudryella gaudry, an extinct genus of Salmoniform fish that lived during the Cretaceous Period. Gaudryella would be in the same order as Trout and Salmon, but it doesn’t have any close relatives alive today. You will receive the item pictured in this listing (minus any additional decor).

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