Fish Within a Fish at Sternberg Museum

Creator

Preview

Identifier

sa_fp_009_006

Description

This color photograph features a fossil of a fish within a fish. A Gillicus arcuatus is inside a Xiphactinus molossus. The head of the Xiphactinus faces left and the entire bone structure and fins are visible. The Gillicus arcuatus is underneath the bones in the center. The specimen is embedded in plaster and in a wooden frame. Cope described Portheus molossus as a junior synonym of Xiphactinus audax.

Physical Description

Color photograph print

Keywords

Fossils, Specimens, Showcases, Prehistoric life, Museum Exhibits, Paleontology, Sternberg Museum of Natural History

Rights

© University Archives, Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

George F. Sternberg Collection

Repository

University Archives, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Recommended Citation

"Fish Within a Fish at Sternberg Museum" (2021). Sternberg Photograph Collection. 52.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sternberg_photos/52

Language

eng