#FossilFriday
#Atractosteus strausi.
Knochenhecht.
Middle Eocen.- 47 mill years ago.
Messel, Germany.
Fish.: Gar.
19,5 cm.
#messel #fossil #fossilfish

Since I live in a place where all true gars are prohibited as pets, their fossilized counterparts fill the void. Not that gars make good pets (they don't), but smaller ones like the shortnose, spotted, and Florida gars are popular in monster fish aquariums.

#fish #fossil #paleontology #atractosteus