Superb & rare Solnhofen Fish

Negative/positive images

Belonostomus muensteri

Belonostomus Solnhofen Fish

Product description

A beautifully preserved rare fish from Solnhofen in Germany, with both negative and positive images displayed in a bespoke frame.
 
The fish is Belonostomus muensteri, and is from the Upper Jurassic, 148 million years old. It was discovered in Eichstatt, Southern Germany.
 
Another smaller fish is also visible on the plate.
 
Solnhofen is near Munich, and is one of the world's most famous fossil sites. In the Upper Jurassic a lagoon, linked to the sea covered the area, and the fossils were preserved in a fine sediment. The fine grain of the rock means that even the minutest details are preserved.
Not only fish and marine creatures are preserved here, but also land animals that died and were washed into the lagoon.
 
The most famous fossil of all, the prehistoric bird, Archaeopterix, was discovered in this formation.
 
Not only is this piece a rare, appreciating fossil, but it is also a superb natural work of art that would look fantastic in any setting.
 
Size:      Fish 22 long (8.7")

 
Frame:  48 x 64 (19 x 25")



Weight: 8 Kg (18 lbs)



 
Comparative currencies:       US$ 2000       EUR 1500       YEN 163,000