These Jurassic Fish Scales were found on the beach at Lyme Regis in 2024, and likely come from a dapedium. Dapediums were a type of heavily armored, deep-bodied fish with ganoid scales that likely preyed on hard-shelled prey, using their rounded teeth to crush through shells. They were preyed upon by Ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs and were likely vital in the food chain in the Jurassic oceans millions of years ago. Fish fossils are surprisingly rare on the Jurassic Coast, and this is likely because they were easily scavenged on the seafloor by other sea creatures. Approximately 195 million years old.
Rock dimensions: 5.7cm x 5.5cm x 0.3cm
These Jurassic Fish Scales were found on the beach at Lyme Regis in 2024, and likely come from a dapedium. Dapediums were a type of heavily armored, deep-bodied fish with ganoid scales that likely preyed on hard-shelled prey, using their rounded teeth to crush through shells. They were preyed upon by Ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs and were likely vital in the food chain in the Jurassic oceans millions of years ago. Fish fossils are surprisingly rare on the Jurassic Coast, and this is likely because they were easily scavenged on the seafloor by other sea creatures. Approximately 195 million years old.
Rock dimensions: 5.7cm x 5.5cm x 0.3cm
