Banded guitarfish skull (Zapteryx exasperata). The skull length is 90mm

The skull length is 90mm

The skull measures 11cm long

the teeth are flattened for crushing hard shells

" This is a genuine early example of these and not a more modern reproduction

African Figures - The Arman Collection" - "All such objects disappeared from the villages between 1940 and 1960

Banded guitarfish skull (Zapteryx exasperata). The skull length is 90mmThis is a beautifully prepared and mounted skull of a banded guitarfish Zapteryx exasperata. The banded guitarfish is an elasmobranch related to the rays although the body shape is half way between rays and typical shark form. Their diet is animals living in the sand and mud such as crabs and shellfish. As you can see on the jaws of this skull, the teeth are flattened for crushing hard shells. This skull has come from a specimen that was caught for