Description: Enchodus (Sabre-Toothed Herring) extinct fish jaw section with tooth root fossil in display case. This jaw section fossil is about 2" x 3/4". This jaw section was found in the Ozan Formation of North Texas. Comes in a beautiful and unique Enchodus display case that you will find nowhere else and includes a laminated information card. All fossils sold are authentic fossils, no replicas. Enchodus (from Greek: enchos, 'spear' and odoús, 'tooth') is an extinct genus of aulopiform ray-finned fish related to lancetfish and lizardfish. Species of Enchodus flourished during the Late Cretaceous, and survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, persisting into the late Eocene.Enchodus species were small to medium in size. One of the genus' most notable attributes are the large "fangs" at the front of the upper and lower jaws and on the palatine bones, leading to its misleading nickname among fossil hunters and paleoichthyologists, "the saber-toothed herring". These fangs, along with a long sleek body and large eyes, suggest Enchodus was a predatory species.Despite being a formidable predator, remains of Enchodus are commonly found among the stomach contents of larger predators, including sharks, other bony fish, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs and seabirds such as Baptornis advenus. EN020
Price: 15.99 USD
Location: Davenport, Iowa
End Time: 2024-09-30T00:21:45.000Z
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