Protosphyraena nitida
(pro toe sfie RAY nah)
Description: Ray-finned Fish
Specimen location: Niobrara Chalk of Northwestern Kansas
Name means: "first barracuda"
Protosphyraena was one of the last of a group of swift, predatory ray-finned fishes without bony vertebrae. Scientists have never found a complete skeleton of this fish; only the head, pectoral girdle and tail are known. This specimen is the most complete skull of Protosphyraena known.
LACM 129752 (5787)
Discoverers: Michael and Pam Everhart
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