Fossil eurypholis
| Description: |
The large mouth of this Eurypholis, a prehistoric fish, indicates it may have been a predator, allowing it to swallow smaller prey. The Eurypholis is also known as a “Viper Fish. This fish is found in deposits dating to the middle Cretaceous, approximately 144 to 65 million years ago, from Lebanon. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1365 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Fishes Vertebrates, Fossil Animals, Fossil Fossils Paleontology -- Cretaceous Vertebrates, Fossil -- Lebanon |
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