Skin of an Pycnodont fish fossil

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Close-up of the skin of an indeterminate Pycnodont fish fossil from Provence, France. This large grinder-toothed fish dates from the Valanginian ( to million years ago) age of the Lower Cretaceous. Pycnodonts were small to medium-sized, deep-bodied bony fish with round, flattened teeth. This specimen measures70cm in length. Luc Ebbo, Paleogalerie, Salignac.

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Keywords: -, animal, cretaceous, early, extinct, fauna, fish, fossil, grinder-toothed, indeterminate, nature, palaeontological, palaeontology, palaeozoological, palaeozoology, paleontological, paleontology, paleozoological, paleozoology, prehistoric, prehistory, scales, valanginian, wildlife, zoological, zoology