일반명(Common name) : 백악기 레바논어류화석(Detailed Cretaceous Lebanese Fossil Fish)

학명(Scientific Name) : Scombroclupea gaudryi

Class Elopiformes, Order Megalopidae

지질시대(Geological Time) : 백악기 중기(93백만년전)Middle Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage

크기(Size) : 140 mm long on a 145 mm by 125 mm matrix

발견지(Fossil Site) : 레바논(Lebanese Lagerstatt, Hajoula, Lebanon)

Here is a very aesthetic plate of fossils from the Cretaceous layers of Lebanon. This slab contains both an unusual fish and a shrimp. The fish is a fabulous example of Scombroclupea gaudryi. This somewhat elongate fish exhibits very fine detail - the bone structure is wonderfully defined. On the top of the slab is a very detailed specimen of Carpopenaeus callirostris. This shrimp displays the head, segmented carapace, and tail in fine fashion. Even the legs and antennae of the shrimp are easily seen. The fossils have great color and are well presented on the rectangular plate of limestone. This is an excellent association piece with a magnificent fish and a superb shrimp fossilized together.