tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post2004721892230606252..comments2023-07-15T05:32:20.508-07:00Comments on Frontiers of Zoology: Another Little Gold-Something or OtherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-77767155146224009272011-09-17T08:29:49.649-07:002011-09-17T08:29:49.649-07:00The artist also wanted to make the head more separ...The artist also wanted to make the head more separate from the body and more like a lizard's head than a fish's. All we can hope for is that we find other more definite gold representations of critters like it, or hopefully actual more recent reports that might relate to it..<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-47862206645465685692011-09-17T08:05:22.166-07:002011-09-17T08:05:22.166-07:00I think there's a lot of artistic license eith...I think there's a lot of artistic license either way. The dorsal fin <i>is</i> wrong for a flying fish. Yet, the tail fin has "unsharklike" rays. Also, the pectoral fins seem (from the photo) to be extended too far forward to be a shark, but right for a flying fish.<br />It is a beautiful artifact.Kent McManigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005964583189815410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-52810654014447710812011-09-17T07:53:14.978-07:002011-09-17T07:53:14.978-07:00It might, but as you can see it has a shark's ...It might, but as you can see it has a shark's tail. Nor yet do flying fishes have the long dorsal fins, while thresher sharks CAN have the long pectoral fins.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-15720787882479260472011-09-17T07:36:04.616-07:002011-09-17T07:36:04.616-07:00The fish reminds me of a flying fish more than any...The fish reminds me of a flying fish more than any type of shark.Kent McManigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005964583189815410noreply@blogger.com