S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA
S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA

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S251 - Nicely Preserved "Diplomystus dentatus" + "Knightia eocaena" Fossil Fishes - Eocene Age from USA

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Species
Knightia eocaena + Diplomystus dentatus - Fossil Fish Mass Mortality Plate with 2 specimens
Age
Eocene (~48-51 million years)
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA
Formation
Green River Formation
Size
123 mm   •    in
Weight
800 g   •    oz
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Description

Beautiful mass mortality plate of the fossil fish Knightia eocaena and Diplomystus dentatus from the Green River Formation of Wyoming. There 2 complete example of these fossil herring fishes. The specimens are wonderfully detailed with scales and fins easily seen. The specimens are completely natural and have not undergone any restoration or preservation treatment. The level of detail is spectacular. One specimen its preserved on one side of the plate, and the other one on the back part of the limestone plate.

Fifty million years ago ancient Fossil Lake existed in what is now southwest Wyoming. The unusual chemistry of fossil lake prevented decay and scavenging of dead organisms while millimeter-thick layers of alternating limestone matter slowly accumulated. The result is laminated limestones that contained the highest concentration of fossil fish in the world.

Since the discovery in the 1870's, many perfectly preserved fossil fish have been recovered. Preserved with the fish in the laminated limestone is a complete aquatic ecosystem: plants, insects, crustaceans, amphibians (frog and primitive salamander), alligators, turtles, birds, mammals, etc

Plate size: 18x12,5x2cm - The biggest fish: 12,3cm Diplomystus dentatus

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