Description
Amazing Palaeobalistum in its limestone matrix. Palaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish of the order Pycnodontiformes. These cretaceous age fish are characterized by their well-preserved crushing teeth and are considered rare among the fossils found in the Hakel formation. The fossils are typically found in marine lagerstätten near Byblos, Lebanon.
Genus: Palaeobalistum
Age: Upper Cretaceous/Cenomanian (approximately 94 million years old)
Formation: Sannine
Location: Hakel (or Haqel), Byblos, Lebanon
Plate size: 7.25″ tall x 7.75″ wide x .5″ thick
Weight: 2.54 lbs
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