Polypterus sp.faraou

[jaws7777]

This was posted a long time ago and touched on again by Vancouver_98683 in our lower jaw variants thread, but I thought some of the newer members would find this interesting.
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/146/2/227/2631032

 

[Vancouver_98683]

So everyone is thinking the same here. What does it freekin look like? Here's the 3 dimensional model

 

[jaws7777]

So everyone is thinking the same here. What does it freekin look like? Here's the 3 dimensional model

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Wow talk about a fat head. Must have been a beastly looking creature

 

[ichthusfish]

lol imagine a couple of these in a walk through tunnel aquarium!

 

[Mighty Wizard]

This is new to me, cheers! I wish some scientist would go all "jurassic park" on these fossil Polypterids. Oh how I'd love to have a Bawitius in my pool.