Age : 70 Million Years Period : Cretaceous Location : Atlas Mountains, Morocco Gift Box Dimensions : 85mm (3.3") Wide x 60mm (2.4") Deep x 60mm (2.4") High
Fish first appeared in the Earth’s waters 500 million years ago and they can be considered as the oldest group of Vertebrate animals. First appearing and developing in the seas, they eventually moved into fresh and brackish waters. Most of the early fish were small with a bony skeleton and a spinal column functioning as a strong central axis to which the muscles necessary to swim were attached. As they evolved in size to larger creatures, jaws developed to bite and chew objects to big to be swallowed whole. Before jaws, fish had to suck or scrape food into their mouths. Along with jaws, fins and gills developed to allow speed and maneuverability.
During the Devonian, also called “The Age of the Fish”, the spreading of the fish species was particularly great. Today there are over 20,000 species of fish, with new species being discovered in deep and remote waters. Since the structure of a fish is particularly hard and resistant, the process of fossilization was quite easy.
All fossils and minerals come packaged in an attractive box filled with kraft or wood excelsior and includes a descriptive card. This presentation makes a great display and a cool gift!
A note about fossil and mineral specimen photographs shown on this website.
Specimens priced over $50.00 - If priced over $50.00, the photo is of the actual specimen that you will receive.
Specimens priced $50.00 or less - The photographs of fossils and minerals on this website depict "typical" specimens if priced $50.00 or less. These are not manufactured products. Accordingly, product samples will vary significantly in size, shape, and color from the "typical" specimen in the photograph. If you would like to see a photo of the actual specimen that you will receive, please email us your request and we will try to comply with the request within a couple of days.
All of the fossil specimens offered by Nature's Odyssey are from the GeoWorld Group of Italy. Nature's Odyssey is the only company in the United States to offer these products which have become very popular at the GeoWorld Nature Stores found throughout Europe. The GeoWorld Group works all over the world studying, searching for, and extracting fossils and minerals. The fossil specimens are prepared in Italy, in GeoWorld's Laboratory, by a qualified group of experts, who restore and classify rare and unique pieces as well as common small specimens. Minerals, in turn, undergo delicate cleaning operations and, if necessary, conservative treatments.
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