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Aspidorhynchus acutirostris

Solnhofen Fish Fossil

Class Osteichthyes, Order Aspidorhynchirormes
Upper Jurassic
Solnhofen Limestone Lagerstätte, "plattenkalk” Malm Zeta 2, Eichstatt, Germany

Aspidorhynchus acutirostris from Solnhofen Lagerstätte: Aspidorhynchus (meaning "shield snout") is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Fossils have been found in Europe and Antarcticae.

Aspidorhynchus acutirostris from Solnhofen Lagerstätte

Aspidorhynchus acutirostris from Solnhofen

Aspidorhynchus acutirostris Fish Fossil with Soft Body Preservation from Solnhofen Lagerstätte Jurassic Fossil Site in Germany