Fish fossil. Figure 1: Dorsetichthys bechei NHMUK PV P 73995. Scale = 10 mm.
Figure 2: The skull of Dorsetichthys bechei NHMUK PV P 73995. (A) Render and (B) interpretive drawing in right lateral view. (C) Render and (D) interpretive drawing in dorsal view. Colour coding: blue, cheek and jaw; purple, skull roof, dermal shoulder girdle and sclerotic ossicle; grey, braincase; turquoise, hyomandibula; light green, operculogular system; yellow, gill skeleton. Sensory lines indicated in grey.
Scale bar = 10 mm.
Preprint: Micro-CT Based Description of Dorsetichthys bechei (Actinopterygii: Teleostei): Cranial Anatomy of an Iconic Early #Teleost 🐟
Jake Atterby, Matt Friedman, Sam Giles #paleontology #palaeontology 🧪⚒️