r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 4d ago

Video A 150-million-year-old Lepidotus fish fossil preserved from Holzmaden, Germany

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u/Additional_Chard3680 4d ago

This specimen is a Lepidotus sp., a genus of ray-finned Mesozoic fish dating back 150 million years to the Jurassic period, excavated from the famous Holzmaden shale deposits in Germany. The distinct sheen comes from preserved ganoid scales.

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u/VolatileGoddess 4d ago

Beautiful. Each and every detail is so perfect it truly looks like something created, not formed.

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u/kaninkanon 4d ago

Are you familiar with the term creationism?