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19" Fossil Fish Mortality On Volcanic Ash Layer - Wyoming
This is a fascinating, fossil fish mortality plate from our Fossil Lake Safari quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming. This comes from a colorful, volcanic ash layer in the quarry which produced a mass fish, die off. There are thirteen detailed fish preserved on this 19 x 16" slab of shale, twelve Knightia eocaena and one Diplomystus dentatus.
The piece has been backed for stability and we can install wall mounting hardware upon request at no cost.
The piece has been backed for stability and we can install wall mounting hardware upon request at no cost.
About Fossil Lake
50 million years ago, in the Eocene epoch, these fish thrived in Fossil Lake, which was fed by the Uinta and Rocky Mountain highlands. The anoxic conditions at the bottom of Fossil Lake slowed bacterial decomposition, prevented scavengers from disturbing corpses, and, most interestingly, suffocated creatures that ventured into the oxygen-starved aquatic layer. The result is a miraculous exhibition of Eocene biota: a subtropical aquatic community within sycamore forests, teeming with creatures such as freshwater stingrays, dog-sized horses, menacing alligators, early flying bats, and one of the first primates.
A view of one of the commercial quarries where fossils from the Green River Formation are collected.
50 million years ago, in the Eocene epoch, these fish thrived in Fossil Lake, which was fed by the Uinta and Rocky Mountain highlands. The anoxic conditions at the bottom of Fossil Lake slowed bacterial decomposition, prevented scavengers from disturbing corpses, and, most interestingly, suffocated creatures that ventured into the oxygen-starved aquatic layer. The result is a miraculous exhibition of Eocene biota: a subtropical aquatic community within sycamore forests, teeming with creatures such as freshwater stingrays, dog-sized horses, menacing alligators, early flying bats, and one of the first primates.
A view of one of the commercial quarries where fossils from the Green River Formation are collected.
$995
SPECIES
Knightia eocaena & Diplomystus dentatus
LOCATION
Fossil Safari Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Largest fish 3.4", Rock 19 x 16"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#356774
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