06820 - Top Rare 3.46 Inch Eodiaphyodus granulosus Throat Bony Plate Late Cretaceous Coelacanth falcoid ribs that spring in

falcoid ribs that spring in pairs from umbilical tubercles

Its preservation is exceptional

This species is always characterized by a masticatory surface almost flat with no crests

Beautiul specimen in natural matrix

Donald (1986): Halisaurus and Prognathodon

06820 - Top Rare 3.46 Inch Eodiaphyodus granulosus Throat Bony Plate Late Cretaceous Coelacanth falcoid ribs that spring inEodiaphyodus is a genus of Elopiformes fish that is classified in the suborder Albuloidea. It is related to the modern Tarpon. This fish lived in what is now Morocco during the Late Cretaceous Period. It crushed its food with bony plates found in the back of its throat.