Upper Jurassic (Malm), around 145 million years Found: Eichst?tt, Solnhofen, Germany 80 x 54 cm Provenance: Swiss private collection Certificate: Comes with a written expertise by world famous paleontologist Jakob Siber, founder of the Dinosaur Museum in Aathal, Switzerland. The Gyrodus circularis is also called moonfish or pufferfish. The teeth of the animal were extremely well suited to crushing hard-shelled food. It could easily break open shells, snails and corals. The slab comes from the famous fossil find from the quarry area around Solnhofen and it is one of the largest specimens of Gyrodus circularis ever found. Since hardly any Plattenkalk is mined any more, only a few specimens have turned up in recent years. This fossil is in a remarkable condition, shows barely any restoration and contains an intact skeleton where all the fine details, including the teeth, are visible. Quite possibly one of the finest examples of Gyrodus circularis ever discovered. This very fossil is published in the Book by K. A. Frickhingers, "Die Fossilien von Solnhofen", 1994 GYRODUS CIRCULARIS Deutschland, Eichst?tt, Solnhofen Oberer Jura (Malm), 145 Milionen Jahre 80 x 54 cm Mit einer schriftlichen Expertise des weltberühmten Pal?ontologen Jakob Siber, dem Gründer des Dinosauriermuseums in Aathal, Schweiz. Dieses Fossil eines Gyrodus circularis ist ca. 145 Millionen Jahre alt. Der Gyrodus circularis wird auch Mondfisch oder Kugelzahnfisch genannt. Die Z?hne des Tieres waren ?usserst gut geeignet, um hartschalige Nahrung zu zerkleinern. So konnte er problemlos Muscheln, Schnecken und Korallen damit aufbrechen. Die Platte stammt aus dem berühmten Fossilienfund vom Steinbruchgebiet um Solnhofen, und es handelt sich dabei um eines der gr?ssten gefundenen Exemplare eines Gyrodus circularis. Da kaum mehr Plattenkalk abgebaut wird, sind in den letzten Jahren nur noch wenig Exemplare aufgetaucht. Das Fossil ist in sehr gutem Zustand und enth?lt ein intaktes Skelett, bei dem s?mtliche Details erkennbar sind. Dieses Fossil ist publiziert im Buch von K. A. Frickhingers, "Die Fossilien von Solnhofen", 1994
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