Description
Lepidotes Fish Scale Fossil
This is a Lepidotes fish scale fossil associated with White Limestone of Bathonian age from the Jurassic. The specimen is recorded from Ardley Quarry, Ardley, Oxfordshire, making it an appealing addition to collections focused on Jurassic fossils, fossil fish, British geology and palaeontological specimens.
Geological Age and Locality
The Bathonian is a stage of the Jurassic Period and forms part of the Middle Jurassic. A Bathonian fossil provides a direct connection to a significant interval in Earth history, when marine environments covered substantial areas of what is now Europe. This specimen is associated with White Limestone and the stated locality of Ardley Quarry near Ardley in Oxfordshire.
Lepidotes Fish Fossil
Lepidotes is a recognised fossil fish genus, well known in the fossil record for its distinctive scales. Fish scales are important palaeontological remains because they can survive in sedimentary deposits even when other parts of an animal are not represented. Individual scales may display durable surface features and a characteristic form that makes them especially interesting to fossil collectors and students of palaeontology.
This listing focuses specifically on a Lepidotes fish scale fossil rather than presenting it as a complete fish. It offers a compact example of fossil fish material connected with Jurassic geology and the Bathonian age. The specimen can be used for personal fossil collecting, educational displays, geology cabinets, classroom discussion or as a distinctive natural-history gift.
Collector and Display Interest
Jurassic fossils from Britain are popular with collectors because they connect geological study with identifiable locations and stratigraphic ages. The combination of Lepidotes, White Limestone, Bathonian and Ardley Quarry gives this specimen useful descriptive context for a collection label or display card. It may be displayed alongside other Jurassic fossils to illustrate the variety of remains preserved in sedimentary rocks, or kept as part of a focused fossil fish collection.
The specimen is supplied as a genuine fossil specimen with supporting authenticity documentation. The photograph shows the actual specimen you will receive. Full sizing is shown in the photographs.
Authenticity and Photograph Information
This Fossil is a genuine specimen and Includes a Certificate of Authenticity lifetime guarantee generic card.
The photograph shows the actual specimen you will receive.
Full sizing is shown in the photographs.
The supplied identification and geological information make this a suitable choice for collectors seeking a Lepidotes scale, Bathonian Jurassic fossil, Oxfordshire fossil, White Limestone specimen or British fossil fish material. It is also well suited to anyone building a labelled geological collection featuring fossil specimens from named localities and defined geological stages.
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