Fish Fossils For Sale

The evolution of fish goes back almost 530 million to fish like chordates, with oldest known true fish appearing in the fossil record 480 million years ago. We have a large selection of fish fossils for sale from many sites around the world.

1355 Items ($2 to $14,950)

Extremely Rare Paddlefish Fossil (Crossopholis) - Wyoming #254199

37" Extremely Rare Paddlefish Fossil (Crossopholis) - Wyoming

$14,950

Cretaceous Lamniform Shark (Cretolamna) Fossil - Hjoula, Lebanon #237214

31.4" Cretaceous Lamniform Shark (Cretolamna) Fossil - Hjoula, Lebanon

$11,500

Green River Fossil Fish Mural With Diplomystus & Phareodus #254198

47" Green River Fossil Fish "Mural" With Diplomystus & Phareodus

$7,950

Green River Fossil Fish Mural With Diplomystus & Cockerellites #254197

47" Green River Fossil Fish "Mural" With Diplomystus & Cockerellites

$6,950

Tall Fossil Fish and Palm Mural - Green River Formation, Wyoming #233845

30" Tall Fossil Fish and Palm Mural - Green River Formation, Wyoming

$5,950

Huge, Guitar Ray (Rhinobatos) Fossil - Hjoula, Lebanon #214619

Huge, 37" Guitar Ray (Rhinobatos) Fossil - Hjoula, Lebanon

$5,950

Monster Fish Fossil (Phareodus) - Wyoming #240208

20" Monster Fish Fossil (Phareodus) - Wyoming

$4,750 $3,500

Mississippian Coelacanth (Caridosuctor) Fossil - Montana #232133

6.1" Mississippian Coelacanth (Caridosuctor) Fossil - Montana

$4,450

Cretaceous Shark, Ray, Fish & Shrimp Association - Lebanon #88989

13.5" Cretaceous Shark, Ray, Fish & Shrimp Association - Lebanon

$3,950 $3,250

Cretaceous Ray (Rhombopterygia) Fossil With Fish & Shrimp #201862

13.5" Cretaceous Ray (Rhombopterygia) Fossil With Fish & Shrimp

$3,250

Devonian Armored Fish (Coccosteus) Fossil - Scotland #206851

13" Devonian Armored Fish (Coccosteus) Fossil - Scotland

$2,195

Fossil Guitar Ray (Rhinobatos) With Thirty Fish - Lebanon #165875

7.7" Fossil Guitar Ray (Rhinobatos) With Thirty Fish - Lebanon

$1,495

Cretaceous Shark Fossil - Hjoula, Lebanon #200690

11.1" Cretaceous Shark Fossil - Hjoula, Lebanon

$1,395

Fossil Shark Vertebrae & Teeth Plate - Morocco #78728

18.5" Fossil Shark Vertebrae & Teeth Plate - Morocco

$1,295

Fossil Fish (Gosiutichthys) Mortality Plate - Wyoming #261918

28.4" Fossil Fish (Gosiutichthys) Mortality Plate - Wyoming

$995

Multiple Fossil Fish (Knightia) Plate - Wyoming #251866

21.5" Multiple Fossil Fish (Knightia) Plate - Wyoming

$995

Cretaceous Fish (Spaniodon) With Pos/Neg - Hjoula, Lebanon #202167

8.5" Cretaceous Fish (Spaniodon) With Pos/Neg - Hjoula, Lebanon

$795

Cretaceous Predatory Fish (Eurypholis) Fossil - Hakel, Lebanon #200686

7.15" Cretaceous Predatory Fish (Eurypholis) Fossil - Hakel, Lebanon

$725 $500

Cretaceous Crusher Fish (Coccodus) With Shrimp - Lebanon #202115

2.9" Cretaceous Crusher Fish (Coccodus) With 14 Shrimp - Lebanon

$695 $545

Fossil Fish (Gosiutichthys) Mortality Plate - Wyoming #261920

26.1" Fossil Fish (Gosiutichthys) Mortality Plate - Wyoming

$595

Plate Of Six Cretaceous Fossil Fish - Hakel, Lebanon #201381

11.5" Plate Of Six Cretaceous Fossil Fish - Hakel, Lebanon

$595

Devonian Lobe-Finned Fish (Osteolepis) Pos/Neg - Scotland #217956

5.3" Devonian Lobe-Finned Fish (Osteolepis) Pos/Neg - Scotland

$595 $500

Cretaceous Viper Fish (Prionolepis) Fossil - Hjoula, Lebanon #201380

8.8" Cretaceous Viper Fish (Prionolepis) Fossil - Hjoula, Lebanon

$545 $450

Cretaceous Predatory Fish Fossil & Thirteen Small Fish - Lebanon #200811

3.4" Cretaceous Predatory Fish Fossil & Thirteen Small Fish - Lebanon

$525

Lower Turonian Fossil Fish - Goulmima, Morocco #255496

18" Lower Turonian Fossil Fish - Goulmima, Morocco

$495 $350

Cretaceous Fossil Fish (Halec) - Lebanon #200691

6.6" Cretaceous Fossil Fish (Halec) - Lebanon

$495

Fossil Eurypholis With Nematonotus & Shrimp - Hjoula, Lebanon #202166

5.45" Fossil Eurypholis With Nematonotus & Shrimp - Hjoula, Lebanon

$495 $395

Rare Cretaceous Fossil Fish (Spaniodon) - Lebanon #200282

9.2" Rare Cretaceous Fossil Fish (Spaniodon) - Lebanon

$495 $425

Double Cretaceous Crusher Fish (Coccodus) Plate - Hjoula, Lebanon

$475 $395

Cretaceous Fish (Spaniodon) With Pos/Neg - Lebanon #200636

6.3" Cretaceous Fish (Spaniodon) With Pos/Neg - Lebanon

$475 $395

What Are Fish?

The scientific definition of fish is complex and more than a little confusing. So here is a much simplified definition. Fish are: chordates, they have a backbone or notochord (cartilaginous support), live entirely in water, have apparatus to extract oxygen from water (gills), appendages without digits, fins, and are generally ectothermic. There are exceptions to these characteristics, for example some fish can live for long periods of time out of water and some fish, like tuna and large sharks have body temperatures well above the temperature of the surrounding water, but for the most part these characteristics describe fish. Fish can have jaws or be jawless, have scales or skin, drink water or not. A number of organisms we call fish actually are not fish at all. Crayfish are not fish, they do not have a backbone, and their appendages have digits, in this case claws. Likewise shellfish are not fish, this is a marketing term to refer to organisms from the water that have shells. There are about 32,000 species of fish that live in both freshwater and saltwater and from the high mountains lakes to the intertidal zone to 23,000 feet deep in the ocean abyssal plains.

Where Are Fossil Fish Found?

Fossil fish can be found on every continent, including Antarctica. There are a number of significant fossil sites around the world.

* The Green River Formation, Wyoming produces large quantities of fossil fish including rays. It is also known for its amazing preservation which results is some of the most stunning fish fossils.
* Solnhofen Limestone, Germany. This site has produced some of the most amazing fossils ever discovered, including the famous Archeopteryx fossil. It also produces fish and other marine animal fossils.
* Some of the most exquisitely preserved, Cretaceous fish in the world come from the limestone deposits near Byblos, Lebanon. The discovery of amazingly preserved fossil fish dates back many centuries. In fact they were first mentioned in writing by Herodotus, over 450 years before the birth of Christ.
* The Crato Formation of Brazil has yielded twenty five species of early Cretaceous fish, many with their stomach contents in tact.
* The Gogo Formation, Australia has produced fifty species of fish, many with soft body preservation of anatomical features as small as nerves.

These are only a few of the most famous fish fossil sites.

What Are Fish?

Where Are Fossil Fish Found?