Description

FOSSIL FISH from BOLCA (Verona-Italy)

Rare Berybolcensis leptacanthus Agassiz, 1833

Lutetian

Eocene

The order Beryciformes, a poorly understood group, is represented in Monte Bolca with at least two species: Eoholocentrum and Berybolcensis, both from the subfamily Holocentrinae or squirrelfish (L. Sorbini, 1984). Both species seemed to be largely or entirely nocturnal and lived in deep marine waters; their eyes are amazingly large.

DIMENSION: fish 13cm, stone 16,5x10cm

THE PRESENT SPECIMEN COME FROM AN OLD COLLECTION,

POSSIBLY FROM 19^th CENTURY (see preparation technique).

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