Banded guitarfish skull (Zapteryx exasperata). This is a lovely item

This is a lovely item and one that I am very pleased to have owned as it is a real

the teeth are flattened for crushing hard shells

The skull length is 90mm

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

They were supplying biological specimens in the mid to late 20th Century

Banded guitarfish skull (Zapteryx exasperata). This is a lovely itemThis 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