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Description: | Specimen of a fossil fish, Pygopterus sp., collected from the Marl SLate of Late Permian, Zechstein, EZ1 age from Thrislington Quarry, Mainsforth, Co Durham (NE England). Collected by George Fenwick. Mandibles with teeth.
This fossil is of a jaw bone with teeth, from the a fish called Pygopterus. This fish was quite large, and hunted smaller fish like Palaeoniscum that lived in shoals, a bit like the modern herring. We know that Pygopterus ate Palaeoniscum, because there are fossils of Pygopterus with the remains of Palaeoniscum in the stomach.
The specimen was found in Co Durham.
It is from the Permian period (290 - 248 million years ago) | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Subjects: | Classification: Chordata Palaeonisciformes Fenwick George Pisces Actinopterygii Osteichthyes | Temporal: | Permian period (290 - 248 million years ago) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/geofinder/se... | Go to resource |
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