Jurassic Fish | Lepidotes | Germany

Lepidotes sp. Early Jurassic (180 MYO) Posidonia Shale Holzmaden, Germany   Fish approx. size: 19" Plate approx. size: 33.25" x 23.75"   Due to the size of this specimen, it will be shipped in an internationally compliant wooden crate. For easy wall hanging, a custom made metal hanging system is included as well. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed after purchase. Please contact us if you need a specific shipping rate prior to purchase. You may opt in for in-store pickup to cut your shipping costs all together and pick up your specimen in person. You can pick up from our store location in Kemmerer, Wyoming, or we deliver to both the Denver Gem & Mineral show in the Fall and the Tucson Gem & Mineral show in the winter. For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us directly.   Lepidotes (previously known as Lepidotus) is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that inhabited warm Jurassic seas teeming with life, such as ammonites, ichthyosaurs, crinoids, and many fish species. Lepidotes body was covered in thick, enameled scales and it had a bony-armored head. Lepidotes belongs to the clade Ginglymodi, whose only living representatives are gars (Lepisosteidae).