Mene rhombea Eocene Monte Bolca Verona, Italy Representing an assemblage of the earliest known coral reef fishes, specimens found in the lagerstatte, Monte Bolca, are highly valued. Monte Bolca was one of the first sites of high quality fossil preservation discovered in Europe. It is composed of sediments of the Tethys Ocean, a prehistoric ocean which formed when the continent of Pangaea began splitting apart during the Jurassic Period. The sea was annihilated when Europe rejoined Northern Africa and India slammed into Asia during the Mid-Cenozoic. As seen in the present specimen, Mene rhombea is reminiscent of today’s angel fish. A deep-bodied fish, it displays unusual pelvic fins far forward on the body, which are reduced to spines. This species is arguably one of the most aesthetically pleasing of all the Monte Bolca fishes. Matrix measures 9 ½ x 13 1/4in; Specimen measures 6 ½ x5in
Mene rhombea Eocene Monte Bolca Verona, Italy Representing an assemblage of the earliest known coral reef fishes, specimens found in the lagerstatte, Monte Bolca, are highly valued. Monte Bolca was one of the first sites of high quality fossil preservation discovered in Europe. It is composed of sediments of the Tethys Ocean, a prehistoric ocean which formed when the continent of Pangaea began splitting apart during the Jurassic Period. The sea was annihilated when Europe rejoined Northern Africa and India slammed into Asia during the Mid-Cenozoic. As seen in the present specimen, Mene rhombea is reminiscent of today’s angel fish. A deep-bodied fish, it displays unusual pelvic fins far forward on the body, which are reduced to spines. This species is arguably one of the most aesthetically pleasing of all the Monte Bolca fishes. Matrix measures 9 ½ x 13 1/4in; Specimen measures 6 ½ x5in
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