Rhizodus hibberti, FIC1249


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Description

Two samples of black sub-bituminous coal with fossils of the lobe-finned fish Rhizodus hibberti embedded within. One sample with a large black scale (probably the operculum) that is roughly triangular with an articulation opposite a gently arcing margin. The other contains a single faceted tooth, though the tip is broken off.


Subject

  • Geology
  • Paleontology


Details

Contributor
Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Gilmerton, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists