FOSSIL Fish Osteostracan Devonian Podolia Ukraine s16 Start Price USD 2,700.00 Current Price USD 2,700.00 Time Left 23 hours 57 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 End Time Friday, January 09, 2009 Location Woodland, CA See more about 'FOSSIL Fish Osteostracan Devonian Podolia Ukraine s16' Description Details: FOSSIL Fish Osteostracan Devonian Podolia UkraineItem #: s16Name: one each Stensiopelta pustulata janveir, 3 each Cephalaspis kozlowskii;  Zenaspidida, Osteostraci Location: Podolia, UkraineAge: Dniester Series, Old Red Formation, Lower DevonianSize: 14 1/2 "H X 8"W X 1 1/2"DWeight: 5.85 lb Condition: ExcellentThis is a Museum Quality specimen that would make a wonderful addition to a fine collection. This large plate from a classic Ukrainian locality in Podolia has been beautifully prepared. It shows the classic features of the head shield of one of the earliest primitive armored fish. The oseostracans were a group of jawless armored fish represented in the fossil record by approxmately 200 species which lived from about 430 mya (Silurian) to about 370 mya (Late Devonian). Most of them had a massive horseshoe shaped head with dorsal (on top of their head) close set eyes, a pineal foramen (so-called third "eye" or sensory organ), and a keyhole shaped nasal opening. Their mouth and gill openings were ventral (underneath). They had large paired pad shaped fins. They ranged in size from 4 centemeters to 1 meter in length. They were probably bottom feeders and some may have ventured into freshwater environments. Another interesting feature of their head was that it had several depressed areas that were covered on the exterior with a mosaic of tiny platelets that were connected to the inner ear by large branching canals. These may have been either sensory or electrical organs. About Us We have been in the gemstone mining, lapidary and fossil business for the last 35 years and have a 3640 square foot state of the art lapidary and fossil workshop in northern California. We work around the clock to provide our customers with the very best in quality products.  In order to provide you with the very finest in lapidary and fossil items we work in partnership with a select few like minded friends both in the USA, Russia and around the world. Our Russian friends provide us with Russian Fossils of extraordinary beauty that they prepare exquisitively-truelly the finest in the world!   Our American mining partners provide us with unequaled gemstone materials from the US. We carry a wide range of worldwide materials as well. Should you have any questions please call us at 530 662-4957 or e-mail us at sales@carnelian.com. Shipping and Handling Free Shipping within the US. We primarily ship via USPS, UPS and DHL. Expedited shipping is extra. Insurance is required based on USPS rate table. We invoice International Shipping and Insurance Fees reflecting Country of Destination. We go above and beyond to expedite shipping but Delays and Custom Problems do happen with International Shipments. We will do our very best to resolve any problems. Call us for any additional shipping information at 530 662-4957 or e-mail us at sales@carnelian.com. Refunds 100% satisfaction gauranteed! If you are not completely satisfied please return item within 7 days of receipt for full refund. Item must be received by us undamaged and unaltered.Return Shipping and Insurance is the buyers responsibility. Place a Bid!