Lot 894
Framed 70 Million Year Old Fish Head. Gillicus arcoatus was a large six foot long tarpon-like primitive bony fish that had large scales and microscopic teeth that were not really needed since Gillicus was a filter feeder that ate plankton like modern baleen whales. Gillicus swam the warm inland seas of Western Kansas 70 million years ago and is found in the Niobrara chalk. Gillicus is famous for being found in the stomach of a 18 foot long carnivorous fish, Xiphactinus. Heads and full skeletons are rare with mostly bones from its tail being found adding more evidence of Gillicus being a favorite prey item for Xiphactinus. This complete 8 x 5 inch dark brown skull with two vertebrae and part of its pectoral fin has been expertly mounted in a 13 x 10 inch brown frame ready for hanging.
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Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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| Realized $900 |
