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THBMuseum Quality Fossilized Paraelops Fish in Matrix
Lot 83
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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South America, Brazil, Creara, Santana Formation, Lower Cretaceous period, ca. 110 million years ago. A large and spectacular Paraelops fish fossil displaying full, three-dimensional preservation that was carefully excavated and prepared by a professional fossil preparator. The painstaking stone removal around the eye orbit was a delicate process that revealed a perfectly intact cornea lens still articulated with its sclerotic ring! The fin and scale detail and intactness are impeccable, one of the best we have seen, and the open mouth shows off the intact teeth! A portion of the skin on the body is missing which interestingly uncovers a perfectly preserved skeletal thoracic spine array below. Paraelops is a member of the Elopomorphs, one of the world's oldest forms of modern bonefish, and shares a unique larval stage with tarpons and eels. Because the anatomy of this fish is very fragile, fine quality and complete specimens of this species are very rare and an example like this with such careful prep work is unrivaled! Size: 30.5" L x 10" W (77.5 cm x 25.4 cm)
Of all the richest fossil-bearing deposits ever known, Brazil's Santana Formation is ranked among the world's greatest. Santana fossils are known for not only their extreme diversity but more importantly, for the nature of their breath-taking preservation - considered by scientists to include the finest examples of fossils in existence. The formation provides an amazing window into the paleobiota of a prehistoric world from the Lower Cretaceous, 110 million years ago. The Santana fossils of Brazil were first recorded in the year 1828 by two natural historians, Dr. J. B. von Spix and Dr. C. F. P. von Martius, commissioned by the king of Bavaria.
Provenance: ex-private German collection, formed in the 1980s
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172842Professionally prepared. Original material and minor repair and reinforcement to matrix stone on verso. No restoration to fossil! Museum quality specimen.Condition
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