Lot 907
Massive Museum-Quality Fish Skull From One of the Largest Bony Fish That Ever Lived. The most dangerous seas of all time were certainly the Cretaceous seas that covered the middle part of the United States. These warm, shallow waters were home to many gigantic predators, such as 60-foot-long Mosasaurs, large sharks and Xiphactinus audax. At over 20 feet long, Xiphactinus audax was one of the largest bony fish that ever lived. It was a ferocious predator, with a mouth full of sharp pointed teeth up to 2" long. As a matter of fact, a Xiphactinus audax with a 6 foot fish Gillicus in its stomach is one of the most famous fish fossils in the world, displayed in the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Kansas. The gigantic head in this lot is 23" x 22"; its open jaw containing more than 20 sharp, peg-like teeth, the largest front teeth being over 2" long. This exceptionally large skull has been professionally mounted in a plaster matrix simulating limestone and custom framed with a dark brown wood frame measuring 38" x 36". This magnificent 80-85 million-year-old fish fossil found in the Niobrara Chalk of Grove Country, Kansas would be the high-lightof any fossil fish collection.
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Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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