5" Cretaceous Predatory Fish (Eurypholis) & Two Shrimp - Lebanon

Cretaceous Predatory Fish (Eurypholis) & Two Shrimp - Lebanon #112651

This is an association of a 5" long uncommon predatory fish, Eurypholis boissieri, and two shrimp of the species Carpopenaeus callirostris. This specimen was quarried from the famous Upper Cretaceous aged, marine lagerstätte near Hakel, Lebanon. Outstanding dark orange colored preservation which contrasts nicely with the creme colored colored limestone. The largest shrimp is 2.2" long and the smallest shrimp is 1.9" long.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

The discovery of amazingly preserved marine fossils near Hjoula, Lebanon dates back many centuries. In fact, they were first mentioned in writing by Herodotus, over 450 years before the birth of Christ. The first scientific work on these localities began in the 1800s: these deposits have been meticulously quarried by several Lebanese families for over a century. We purchase our specimens directly from one of these families.

These deposits represent a warm, shallow sea of the Middle Cretaceous, and have yielded over 70 types of fish and numerous other genera found nowhere else in the world. The preservation on many of these specimens is truly amazing: many examples of soft bodied preservation have been found.

A photo of one of the quarries at Hjoula, Lebanon