Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Discovery: Enchodus Skull

Enchodus (gladiolus?)
Fish Skull
Discovered: 12 October 2014
Smoky Hill Chalk (L. Cretaceous)
Gove county KS, USA

Enchodus was a medium sized predatory fish that had many large fang-like teeth. The jaws of this fish are common, however articulated skulls such as this are uncommon.

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After prep:


*I apologize for my blatant lack of a scale
-KansasFossilHunter