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3.7" Fossil Fish (Gillicus) Jaw Section - Kansas
This is a 3.7" long jaw section with teeth from the Cretaceous age, Gillicus fish. The jaw section was collected from the Smoky Hill Chalk in Gove County, Kansas. It shows nice bone preservation and the fine comb-like teeth of this monster fish. Gillicus was related to Ichthyodectes and attained lengths of 6 feet or more.
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The Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Chalk formation is a Cretaceous conservation Lagerstätte, or fossil-rich geological formation, known primarily for its exceptionally well-preserved marine reptiles. It outcrops in parts of northwest Kansas--its most famous localities for fossils--and in southeastern Nebraska. Large, well-known fossils excavated from the Smoky Hill Chalk include marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs, large bony fish such as Xiphactinus, mosasaurs, pterosaurs, and turtles.
SPECIES
Gillicus sp.
LOCATION
Gove County, Kansas
FORMATION
Niobrara Formation
SIZE
3.7" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#197688
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