Literally the only fish shape more deranged than modern seahorses

knuppitalism-with-ue : Posted my Maraldichthys the other day on Insta and as it is really hard to explain without visual aid I put this together. Every time I post about this guy people don't know how to look at it. I hope this helps. And yes, this is not taphonomy, there are several specimens and close relatives. For people unaware: Maraldichthys is a pycnodontiform fish from the Cretaceous of…