fish

Fish:
The first fishes appeared in the Cambrian. These were also the first vertebrates (animals with a backbone). They are the most diverse group of vertebrates, with more than 23,000 known species living today. The first fishes were still jawless, and had an amazing exoskeleton, consisting of a head shield, and, for some, hard bony plates halfway the body. These armored fishes also did not have scales yet. Fishes developed jaws and scales in the Silurian. Jaws probably evolved from the first row of gill arches. Until then, fishes had a mouth with which they could only suck in food. The development of jaws and teeth was very important for the vertebrates, because it meant they could eat more different kinds of food than jawless animals. A lot of different carnivores arose, which in turn forced their prey to improve the ability to flee. In the Devonian, some fishes left the water and evolved into amphibians. This is one of the greatest events in the history of life on earth as the amphibians in turn evolved into reptiles and these in birds and mammals.
Bibliography:
Palaeozoic fishes, J.A. Moy-Thomas, 1971 (2^nd ed.), Chapman & Hall (London, UK)
Fossilien Atlas Fische, K.A. Frickhinger, 1991, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde (Melle, Germany)
The rise of fishes, J.A. Long, 1995, The John Hopkins University Press (London, UK)
Discovering fossil fishes, J.G. Maisey, 1996, Henry Holt Publ. (New York, US)
Mesozoic fishes 2, G. Arratia, 1999, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil (Munich, Germany)
Handbook of paleoichthyology, different volumes, Gustav Fischer Verlag (Stuttgart, Germany)
The Palaeozoic fishes of North America, J.S. Newberry, 1889, Government Printing Office (Washington, US)

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New Arrival(s)	New Arrival(s)

Allothrissops spec. #SL5338 Classic pos/neg fish Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old Eichstatt, Germany On small Matrix plate Size fish (curved): 4 inch / 10 cm Price: Euro 60,--

	Allothrissops spec. #SL5340 Classic pos/neg fish Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old Eichstatt, Germany On small Matrix plate Size fish (curved): 4 inch / 10 cm Price: Euro 60,--
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Loganellia scotica #SF5219 Rare Very Primitive Fish (Agnata) *Thelodontida* Old collection No restoration. Patrick Burn Formatie, Jamoytius Horizon Lower Silurian, 430 million years old Lesmahagow , Scotland, Size Fish: 6.8 inch / 17 cm Price: Euro 1250.--
	Birkenia elegans #SF5220 Rare Very Primitive Fish (Agnata) *Anaspida* Old collection No restoration. Fishbed Horizon Middle Silurian, Wenlockian, 423 million years old Hagshaw Hills , Scotland, Size Fish: 2.6 inch / 6.5 cm Price: Euro 850.--
Next Devonian fish	Next Devonian fish
	Pterichthyodes milleri #PM0229 Exceptional rare Armored Fish (Agassiz) No restoration. Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Achanarras, Orkney, Scotland Size Plate: 13.6 by 8.8 inch / 34 by 22 cm Size Fish: 9 inch / 22.5 cm Price: Euro
Coccosteus spec.#PS0700 Very rare Armored Fish in Matrix No restoration. Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Orkney, Scotland Size Plate: 17 by 33 cm Size biggest: 10.4 inch / 26 cm Price: Euro 1870.--
Rhinopteraspis dunensis #PS0401 Very rare Primitive Panzer Fish 3 specimen, Old collection No restoration. Upper Devonian, 375 million years old Odenspiel, Oberbergisches Land, Germany Size Matrix: 18 by 9.5 cm Size Middle Fish: 3 inch / 7.5 cm Price: Euro 445.--
	Above detail of preserved skin
Cheirolepis trailli #CT0227 Very rare Primitive Fish (Agassiz) One of the rarest and first "modern" fish from the Sandwick Fish beds! With a smaller Cheiracanthus spec. as companian No restoration. Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Orkney, Scotland Size Plate: 17.2 by 12 inch / 43 by 30 cm Size Fish: 11.4 inch / 28.5 cm Price: Euro 1500.--	Above detail of the Cheiracanthus fish
Osteolepis macrolepidotus #OM5185 Rare Primitive Fish (Coelacanth) No restoration. Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Scotland, Old Collection Size Plate: 15.5 by 14 cm Size Fish: 4.2 inch / 10.5 cm Price: Euro 180.--

Gyroptychius agassiz #GQ0234 Very rare Primitive Osteolepididae (Coelacanth) POS/NEG Fishplate No restoration. Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Orkney, Scotland Size biggest Plate: 21.2 by 9.6 inch / 53 by 24 cm Size Fish: 15.2 inch / 38 cm (Curved length) Price: Euro 2235.--
	Osteolepis macrolepidotus #OM5188 Rare Primitive Fish (Coelacanth) Old collection No restoration. Pos/Neg specimens are rare! Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Scotland Size biggest Plate: 18.5 by 18 cm Size biggest Fish: 4.2 inch / 13.5 cm Price: Euro
Palaeoniscus freieslebeni #PF5189 Rare Primitive fish!!! Old Collection, Altfund No restoration. Permian, Kupferschiefer, 285 million years old Bauhausgebirge, Richelsdorfer, Germany Size Plate: 15.5 by 14 cm Size fish span: 3.6 inch / 9 cm Price: Euro 120.--

	Coccosteus cuspidatus #CC0232 2 Very rare Armored Fish in Matrix No restoration. Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Orkney, Scotland Size Plate: 24 by 14 inch / 60 by 35 cm Size biggest: 12 inch / 30 cm Price: Euro 1870.--
	Dipnoan Dipterus valenciennesi #GM5201 Very rare Primitive Osteolepididae (Coelacanth) Skull bottom view, No restoration. No restoration. Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Westerdale, Scotland Size Plate: 18.5 by 14.5 cm Size skull: 3 inch / 7.5 cm Price: Euro
Dipnoan Dipterus valenciennesi #GM5202 Very rare Primitive Osteolepididae (Coelacanth) Skull upper view, on small matrix plate, No restoration. No restoration. Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Westerdale, Scotland Size Fossil: 5.2 inch / 13 cm Price: Euro 220.--
	Dipnoan Dipterus valenciennesi #GM5203 Very rare Primitive Osteolepididae (Coelacanth) Lower jaw, on small matrix plate No restoration. No restoration. Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Westerdale, Scotland Size fossil: 1.4 inch / 3.5 cm Price: Euro 80.--
	Dipnoan Dipterus valenciennesi#GM5205 Very rare Primitive Osteolepididae (Coelacanth) Skull plate, on small matrix plate No restoration. No restoration. Old Red Sandstone Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Westerdale, Scotland Size Fossil: 1.2 inch / 3 cm Price: Euro 160.--
Coccosteus cuspidatus skull Very rare Armored Fish skull in Matrix No restoration. Middle Devonian, 380 million years old Edderton Fishbed, Scotland Size plate: 6.4 by 4.8 inch / 16 by 12 cm Size skull: 3.6 by 2.6 inch / 9 by 6.5 cm Price: Euro 290.--
	Gyroptychius agassizi #404 Primitive fish, juvenile Devonian, Middle Old Red Sandstone, 375 million years old Orkney Islands, Scotland Size plate: 5.4 by 5 inch / 13.5 by 12.5 cm Size fish: 3.08 inch / 7.7 cm Price: Euro 75.--
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	Paramblypterus gelberti #PS0062 Primitive fish Paramblypterus!!! Old Collection, Altfund Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Odernheim, Germany Size fish: 5.4 inch / 13.5 cm Price: Euro 70.--
Paramblypterus gelberti #PS0061 Primitive fish Paramblypterus!!! Old Collection, Altfund Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Odernheim, Germany Size fish: 2.6 inch / 6.5 cm Price: Euro 40.--
Paramblypterus gelberti #PG5197 Large Primitive fish Paramblypterus!!! Old Collection, Altfund, No restoration. Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Jeckenbacher kalkstein, Pfalz, Germany Size fish: 9.2 inch / 23 cm Size plate: 28.5 by 17.5 cm Price: Euro
	Paramblypterus gelberti #PG5198 Large Primitive fish Paramblypterus!!! Old Collection, Altfund, No restoration. Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Jeckenbacher kalkstein, Pfalz, Germany Size fish: 7.6 inch / 19 cm Size plate: 30 by 19 cm Price: Euro
	Paramblypterus gelberti #919 Primitive fish Paramblypterus!!! Old Collection, Altfund Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Odernheim, Germany Size plate: 8.4 by 10 inch / 21 by 25 cm Size fish: 3.8 inch / 9.5 cm Price: Euro 50.--
	Palaeoniscus spec. #604 Primitive fish Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Semily, Czech Republic Size plate: 6.8 by 3.6 inch / 17 by 9 cm Size fossil: 4.2 inch / 10.5 cm Price: Euro 50.--
Palaeoniscus spec. #605 Primitive fish Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Semily, Czech Republic Size plate: 8 by 4.8 inch / 20 by 12 cm Size fossil: 5.6 inch / 14 cm Price: Euro 65.--
	Palaeoniscus spec. #606 Primitive fish Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Semily, Czech Republic Size plate: 5.2 by 5.6 inch / 13 by 14 cm Size fossil: 3.8 inch / 9,5 cm Price:Euro 40.--
Palaeoniscus spec. #603 Primitive fish, Pos/neg Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Semily, Czech Republic Size plate: 7.6 by 3.4 inch / 19 by 8.5 cm Size fossil: 3 inch / 7.5 cm Price: Euro 70.--
	Palaeoniscus spec. #608 Primitive fish Permian, Rotliegendes, 285 million years old Semily, Czech Republic Size plate: 5.6 by 3.2 inch / 14 by 8 cm Size fossil: 4.4 inch / 11 cm Price: Euro 50.--
Next Jurassic fish	Next Jurassic fish
	Caturus furcatus #CF831 Big Speed robbing Fish Upper Jurassic, Kimmeridigian 152 Million years old Painten by Regensburg, Germany Size plate: 19 by 9.4 inch / 47.5 by 23.5cm Size fossil: 14.4 inch / 36 cm Price: Euro 1130.--

Cavenderichthys talbragarensis #VA0616 POS/NEG fish Old collection, Rare Jurassic 151 million years old Talbragar Fish Beds New South Wales, Australia Size fish: 1.8 Inch / 4.5 cm Size matrix: 12 by 6 cm Price : Euro 70.--
Pseudorhima minor #PM0841 Jurassic Angelshark Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old Eichstatt, Germany Size fossil fish: 4.4 inch / 11 cm Size plate: 26 by 20 cm Price: Euro 1530.--
	Allothrissops spec. #SL0859 Classic fish Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old Eichstatt, Germany On small Matrix plate Size fish: 4 inch / 10 cm Price: Euro
Allothrissops spec. #SL0860 Classic fish Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old Eichstatt, Germany On small Matrix plate Size fish: 4.16 inch / 10.4 cm Price: Euro

	Aspidorhynchus acutirostris #AA0840 Very Rare large speed robbing fish Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old Eichstatt, Germany Size fossil curved length: 23.6 inch / 59 cm Size plate: 60 by 43 cm Price: Euro 3500.--
Leptolepides sprattiformis #LS5283 Classic fish, plate with multiple specimens Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old Eichstatt, Germany Size plate: 24 by 15.5 cm Price: Euro 35.--
	Leptolepides sprattiformis #LS5284 Classic fish, plate with multiple specimens Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old Eichstatt, Germany Size plate: 35.5 by 28 cm Price: Euro
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	Unknown species #MF5322 Pos/neg Fish from new locality, on small matrix plates L. Cretaceous 110 million years old Tselfat, Morocco Size fossil: 1.2 Inch / 3 cm Price : Euro 30.--
Unknown species #MF5324 Fish from new locality, on small matrix plate L. Cretaceous 110 million years old Tselfat, Morocco Size fossil: 2.16 Inch / 5.4 cm span Price : Euro
	Idrissia cf. jubae #MF5325 Fish from new locality, on small matrix plate L. Cretaceous 110 million years old Tselfat, Morocco Size fossil: 1.6 Inch / 4 cm Price : Euro 20.--
Ellimmichthys spec.? #MF5326 Fish from new locality, on small matrix plate L. Cretaceous 110 million years old Tselfat, Morocco Size fossil: 1.69 Inch / 4.2 cm Price : Euro 20.--
	Idrissia cf. jubae #MF5327 Fish from new locality, on matrix plate L. Cretaceous 110 million years old Tselfat, Morocco Size fossil: 1.72 Inch / 4.3 cm Price : Euro 30.--
	Cladocyclus gardneri #GB5390 Tarpon Old collection, very nice well detailed smaller specimen from the Limestone layers Santana Formation (Albian) Cretaceous 110 million years old Ceara, Araripe plateau, Brasil Size fish: 9.2 Inch / 23 cm Price : Euro 600.--
Tharrhias arrripis #TA0962 POS/NEG fish Old collection (Jordan 1908) Santana Formation (Albian) Cretaceous 110 million years old Ceara, Araripe plateau, Brasil Size fish: 9 Inch / 22.5 cm Price : Euro 90.--
Tharrhias arrripis #TA0130 POS/NEG fish Old collection (Jordan 1908) Santana Formation (Albian) Cretaceous 110 million years old Ceara, Araripe plateau, Brasil Size matrix: 8 Inch / 20 cm Price : Euro 100.--
Clupavus cf. neocomiensis #FM529 Fish from new locality, on matrix plate L. Cretaceous 110 million years old Tselfat, Morocco Size fossil: 3 Inch / 7.5 cm Price : Euro 20.--
	Idrissia cf. jubae #FM530 Fish from new locality, on matrix plate L. Cretaceous 110 million years old Tselfat, Morocco Size fossil: 2.4 Inch / 6 cm Price : Euro
Ellimmichthys spec.? #FM531 Fish from new locality, on matrix plate L. Cretaceous 110 million years old Tselfat, Morocco Size fossil: 3.2 Inch / 8 cm Price : Euro 35.--
Neoceratodus spec #CR5162 Lungfish tooth Tegana Formation (Campian) Cretaceous 95 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size : 1.6 inch / 4 cm Price: Euro 30.--
	Neoceratodus spec #CR5163 Lungfish tooth Tegana Formation (Campian) Cretaceous 95 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size : 1.2 inch / 3 cm Price: Euro 20.--
Neoceratodus spec #CR5164 Lungfish tooth Tegana Formation (Campian) Cretaceous 95 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size : 0.88 inch / 2.2 cm Price: Euro 20.--
	Neoceratodus spec #CR5165 Lungfish tooth Tegana Formation (Campian) Cretaceous 95 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size : 1 inch / 2.5 cm Price: Euro 20.--
Enchodus ferox #TEX003 2 big fish teeth Upper Cretaceous, Ozan formation, 60 Million years old Fannin county, North Sulphur River, Texas, U.S.A. Size biggest: 1.32 inch / 3.3 cm Price for the two: Euro 30.--

	Several species of fish Teeth #TF0295 4 Pycnodontidae sp. (left), 7 Pycnodont anomocodus bareri (upper left), 3 Stephanodus aff. minimus (upper left), 5 Enchodus cf. petrosus (upper right), 5 Stephanodus aff. minus (upper right) Ozan Form., Cretaceous 110 Million years old and Pycnodontidae from Cretaceous 90 Million years old Moss Creek and Pycnodontidae From Clifton Quarry, Texas, U.S.A. Size : 0.2 to 0.4 inch / 0.5 to 1 cm Price for the 5 sets: Euro 20.--
Brychaetus cf. mulleri #BM699 Jaw with teeth. Maastrichtian U.Cretaceous, 65 million Years old Marrakech, Morocco Size fossil: 4.4 Inch / 11 cm Price : Euro 40.--
	Onchopristis spec. #OS009 Vertebra, Tegana Formation (Albian) Cretaceous 110 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size fossil: 1.48 Inch / 3.7 cm Price : Euro 20.--
Onchopristis spec. #OS010 Vertebra, Tegana Formation (Albian) Cretaceous 110 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size fossil: 1.4 Inch / 3.5 cm Price : Euro 20.--
	Neoceratodus spec #NS005 Lungfish scales RARE Tegana Formation (Albian) Cretaceous 110 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size : 2.4 inch / 6 cm Price: Euro 30.--
Neoceratodus spec #NS011 Lungfish skull panzer plate Tegana Formation (Campian) Cretaceous 95 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size : 2.2 inch / 5.5 cm Price: Euro 10.--
	Neoceratodus spec #NS012 Lungfish skull panzer plate Tegana Formation (Campian) Cretaceous 95 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size : 1.6 inch / 4 cm Price: Euro 10.--
Neoceratodus spec #NS013 Lungfish skull panzer plate Tegana Formation (Campian) Cretaceous 95 million years old Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Size : 1.44 inch / 3.6 cm Price: Euro 10.--
Brychaetus cf. mulleri #KV010 Maastrichtian U.Cretaceous, 65 million Years old Marrakech, Morocco Size fossil: 1.8 Inch / 4.5 cm Price : Euro 20.--
	Phaccodus cf. puntatus #KV011 Maastrichtian, Lower jaw U.Cretaceous, 65 million Years old Marrakech, Morocco Size fossil: 1.2 Inch / 3 cm Price : Euro 15.--
Phaccodus cf. puntatus #KV012 Maastrichtian, Upper jaw U.Cretaceous, 65 million Years old Marrakech, Morocco Size fossil: 1.6 Inch / 4 cm Price : Euro 15.--
	Phaccodus cf. puntatus #KV013 Maastrichtian, Lower jaw U.Cretaceous, 65 million Years old Marrakech, Morocco Size fossil: 1.4 Inch / 3.5 cm Price : Euro 15.--
Eodiaphydus granulosus #KV014 Maastrichtian, U.Cretaceous, 65 million Years old Ouled Abdoun, Morocco Size fossil: 3.6 Inch / 9 cm Price : Euro 20.--
Eodiaphydus granulosus #KV016 Maastrichtian, U.Cretaceous, 65 million Years old Ouled Abdoun, Morocco Size fossil: 3.6 Inch / 9 cm Price : Euro 20.--
Next Eocene fish	Next Eocene fish

	Atractosteus strausi #AS5190 FOSSIL GAR FISH from famous MESSEL QUARRY "Old Collection", classic preparation With Great Detail Eocene, 48 million years old Messel, Germany Size fish span: 8.6 inch / 21.5 cm Size plate: 25 by 14 cm Price : Euro

	Amia kehreri #AK5192 FOSSIL BOWFIN from famous MESSEL QUARRY "Old Collection", classic preparation With great detail, see close-ups Eocene, 48 million years old Messel, Germany Size fish: 10.4 inch / 26 cm Size plate: 30 by 16.5 cm Price : Euro 450.--
Palaeoperca proxima #PP5195 FOSSIL PERCH from famous MESSEL QUARRY "Old Collection", classic preparation Eocene, 48 million years old Messel, Germany Size fish: 7.4 inch / 18.5 cm Size plate: 25.5 by 15 cm Price : Euro 350.--
	Amphiperca multiformis #AM5196 FOSSIL PERCH from famous MESSEL QUARRY "Old Collection", classic preparation Eocene, 48 million years old Messel, Germany Size fish: 5 inch / 12.5 cm Size plate: 16 by 9 cm Price : Euro 280.--

Mioplosus labracoides #ML5200 Fish eats Fish, with Knigthia eocena in its mouth. See close-up photo. No restoration. Stunning detail, very rare. Eocene 50 Million years old Wyoming, U.S.A. Size Mioplosus: 12.6 inch / 29.5 cm Size plate: 50 by 37 cm Price: Euro1100ю!!
	Mioplosus labracoides #MP0961 On matrix plate Eocene 50 Million years old Wyoming, U.S.A. Size fish: 4.6 inch / 11.5 cm Price: Euro
	Knigthia eoceana (4) #WF794 On matrix plate (28 by 18 cm) Eocene 50 Million years old Wyoming, U.S.A. Size biggest: 4.4 inch / 11 cm Price: Euro 120.--
	Mioplosus labracoides (top) and Knigthia eoceana(2) #WF796 On matrix plate (28 by 21cm) Eocene 50 Million years old Wyoming, U.S.A. Size (biggest) Mioplosus: 6 inch / 15 cm Price: Euro 95.--
Next Miocene fish	Next Miocene fish
	Makaira spec. #676 Marlin Fish Bill / Sword Fish sword Eastover formation, U.Miocene, 10 million Years old Meherrin River, North Carolina, U.S.A. Size fossil: 10.8 Inch / 27 cm Price :Euro 80.--
	Makaira spec. #671 Marlin Fish Predentary Eastover formation, U.Miocene, 10 million Years old Meherrin River, North Carolina, U.S.A. Size fossil: 2.2 Inch / 5.5 cm Price : Euro 35.--
Makaira spec. #677 Marlin Fish Bill / Sword Fish sword Eastover formation, U.Miocene, 10 million Years old Meherrin River, North Carolina, U.S.A. Size fossil: 10 Inch / 25 cm Price : Euro 50.--
	Makaira spec. #678 Marlin Fish Bill / Sword Fish sword Eastover formation, U.Miocene, 10 million Years old Meherrin River, North Carolina, U.S.A. Size fossil: 12 Inch / 22.5 cm Price : Euro 60.--
Makaira spec. #679 Marlin Fish Bill / Sword Fish sword Eastover formation, U.Miocene, 10 million Years old Meherrin River, North Carolina, U.S.A. Size fossil: 8.2 Inch / 20.5 cm Price : Euro 50.--
	Dogfish tooth #DF008 Miocene, 15 Million years old Atacama desert, Chile Size : 0.96 inch / 2.4 cm Price: Euro 15.--
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	Unknown spec. #674 Fish Rostrum Yorktown formation, Pliocene, 4 million Years old Lee Creek Mine, N.C. U.S.A. Size fossil: 1.2 Inch / 3 cm Price : Euro 35.--