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Name: Coccodus insignus "Crusher Fish"
Geologic Age: Cretaceous
Stratigraphic detail: Unknown
Location: Hajoula, Lebanon
Comments: Rare species from Lebanon. Coccodus had broad rounded teeth resembling cobblestones. They were presumably employed in crushing the shells of mollusks and small crustaceans it found while sifting through the bottom muck.The Coccodus measures approx. 5" long on it's 3 5/8" x 5 5/8" bed of matrix.Coccodus 1 Price $600.00