Osteolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz
Reconstruction By C. Pander 1860.
Reconstruction of species in lateral view (after Miller, 1849).
A very common fish in the Sandwick Fish Bed and well known from the excellent descriptions and reconstructions by Jarvik (1948).
This middle-sized osteolepid probably preyed on the smaller acanthodians and juvenile fish it could handle.
Reconstruction of fish in A: lateral, B: dorsal and C: ventral view (after Jarvik, 1948) ©.
Complete fish in lateral view.
Close up of tail.
Complete fish in vetro-lateral view (collection F.V.C.).
Close up of tail of the above specimen.
Head in dorsal view.
Head in lateral view.
Reconstruction of the head in A: lateral aspect (after Jarvik, 1948) ©.
Reconstruction of the head in B: dorsal aspect (after Jarvik, 1948) ©.
Reconstruction of the head in C: ventral aspect (after Jarvik, 1948) ©.
Reconstruction of head in dorsal view (after Miller, 1849).
Reconstruction of fish in lateral view (Traquair,1895).
