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14.1" Wide Fossil Fish (Knightia) Clock - Wyoming
This is a really cool clock made out of a 14.1" slab of shale containing a 6.4" long Knightia eocaena fish fossil. The fish is in its natural position in an unbroken slab of shale which has been shaped, backed with wood for hanging and had a working clock mechanism installed.
The fossils were quarried from the Eocene aged (45-50 million year old) Green River Formation near Kemmerer, Wyoming.
The fossils were quarried from the Eocene aged (45-50 million year old) Green River Formation near Kemmerer, Wyoming.
About The 18 Inch Layer Of Fossil Lake
Specimens like this come from the coveted 18 inch layer of the Green River Formation, which produces darker and more detailed fish than the majority on the market. The rock from this layer is much harder and more durable than other layers in the formation, likely due to its initial deposition conditions in deep water. Because of these conditions, fish found in the 18-inch layer can be extracted whole and in excellent condition. This layer is typically collected at night using low-angle light to see the bump in the rock that the fish's backbone creates. They then cut these fish out and take them to a lab where the fish, which may be up to an inch under the surface of the rock, are meticulously extracted under microscope with hand tools.
A view of the 18 inch layer of the Green River Formation at the Lindgren quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Specimens like this come from the coveted 18 inch layer of the Green River Formation, which produces darker and more detailed fish than the majority on the market. The rock from this layer is much harder and more durable than other layers in the formation, likely due to its initial deposition conditions in deep water. Because of these conditions, fish found in the 18-inch layer can be extracted whole and in excellent condition. This layer is typically collected at night using low-angle light to see the bump in the rock that the fish's backbone creates. They then cut these fish out and take them to a lab where the fish, which may be up to an inch under the surface of the rock, are meticulously extracted under microscope with hand tools.
A view of the 18 inch layer of the Green River Formation at the Lindgren quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming.
SPECIES
Knightia eocaena
LOCATION
Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation, 18 Inch Layer
SIZE
Fish 6.4", Clock 14.1 x 8.8"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#132875
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