Osteolepis macrolepidotus
Vendor: Fossil Soup
SKU Number: SQ2227505
A beautifully complete example of a classic lobe-finned fish from the Devonian rocks of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. This fish has been exceptionally well preserved with the enameled scales and plates on the head, body and tail exhibiting a shiny black lustre. Some of the fins are also clearly visible.
The pectoral and pelvic fins of Osteolepis were fleshy, joined to the body by a single bone and exhibit the articulation characteristics typical of amphibian limbs that would later evolve to become walking legs.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Fossil Soup
SKU Number: SQ2227505
A beautifully complete example of a classic lobe-finned fish from the Devonian rocks of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. This fish has been exceptionally well preserved with the enameled scales and plates on the head, body and tail exhibiting a shiny black lustre. Some of the fins are also clearly visible.
The pectoral and pelvic fins of Osteolepis were fleshy, joined to the body by a single bone and exhibit the articulation characteristics typical of amphibian limbs that would later evolve to become walking legs.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Fossil Soup
SKU Number: SQ2227505
A beautifully complete example of a classic lobe-finned fish from the Devonian rocks of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. This fish has been exceptionally well preserved with the enameled scales and plates on the head, body and tail exhibiting a shiny black lustre. Some of the fins are also clearly visible.
The pectoral and pelvic fins of Osteolepis were fleshy, joined to the body by a single bone and exhibit the articulation characteristics typical of amphibian limbs that would later evolve to become walking legs.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Additional Information
Osteolepis is an extinct genus of lobe-finned fish from the Devonian Old Red Sandstone of Orkney, Scotland. The fish are present in specific layers or “fish beds” of what was once a large freshwater lake. Lake Orcadie expanded and contracted, changing with the climate, sometimes expanding into the surrounding desert and other times losing large quantities of water to evaporation. The rate of sedimentation is thought to have been slow and consisted of fine grained material that perfectly preserves these amazing fish.
References:
A Landscape Fashioned by Geology - Orkney and Shetland - Alan McKirdy
Osteolepis
