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In our web store we sell fossil fish, fossil shark teeth and fossils of the Enchodus. Fossil fish are the remains or traces of ancient fish. These have been preserved over time in the Earth’s rock record. Fish are one of the oldest and most diverse groups of vertebrates. This because life did not start on land, but in the ocean and the first life forms were relatively simple. The first undisputed proof of life on earth can be found in Greenland and Australia and is approximately 3.7 billion years old! In other words, 37,000,000,000 years. Since then, marine life has evolved from very simple to very complex.
They come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, from small, delicate specimens to massive, armored fish that grew over 30 feet long. Some of the most famous fossils of fish include the Coelacanth. This is a type of fish that was thought to have gone extinct over 66 million years ago. Another well-known fossil fish is the Dunkleosteus, a massive, prehistoric fish with a powerful jaw that was lined with sharp, bony plates. The first fish as we know it today originated around 500 million years ago in the period called Cambrian.
One of the most interesting things about them is that they provide valuable insights into the evolution of life on Earth. For example, fossil fish have played a major role in our understanding of the transition from water to land. The discovery of fossil fish with primitive lungs suggests that fish were able to breathe air long. This long before they evolved the ability to live on land.
In our webshop we sell fossil fish from the famous Green River Formation (USA). But also fossil teeth of sharks (megalodon) and Enchodus that lived during the Late Cretaceous Eocene (100-34Ma).
