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20.5" Plate of Seven Fossil Fish (Knightia) - Wyoming
This is a beautifully prepared, natural association of seven Knightia eocaena fish, the largest of which is 5" long. This specimen was collected from the Green River Formation at Clear Creek Quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming. It comes out of the 18 inch layer (bottom cap) which produces beautifully preserved fish, but takes 2-3x longer to prep.
They are nicely centered on a 20.5 x 13.75" rectangular-cut slab of shale.
Comes with a display stand.
They are nicely centered on a 20.5 x 13.75" rectangular-cut slab of shale.
Comes with a display stand.
About Knightia
Knightia is an extinct genus of small, schooling, ray-finned fish related to modern herrings and sardines. Abundant in the warm freshwater lakes of the Eocene Green River Formation, they fed on insects, plankton, and tiny fish, while serving as prey for nearly every larger predator in the ecosystem. The most common species, Knightia eocena, reached about 15 cm in length and is celebrated today as the state fossil of Wyoming.
These streamlined fish are recognized by their heavy scales, small conical teeth, and rows of dorsal and ventral scutes along the body. Their fossils are among the most iconic from the Green River Formation—an exceptional 48-million-year-old lake deposit in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah known for preserving a remarkably detailed snapshot of ancient life in a warm, lake-rich Eocene landscape.
Knightia is an extinct genus of small, schooling, ray-finned fish related to modern herrings and sardines. Abundant in the warm freshwater lakes of the Eocene Green River Formation, they fed on insects, plankton, and tiny fish, while serving as prey for nearly every larger predator in the ecosystem. The most common species, Knightia eocena, reached about 15 cm in length and is celebrated today as the state fossil of Wyoming.
These streamlined fish are recognized by their heavy scales, small conical teeth, and rows of dorsal and ventral scutes along the body. Their fossils are among the most iconic from the Green River Formation—an exceptional 48-million-year-old lake deposit in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah known for preserving a remarkably detailed snapshot of ancient life in a warm, lake-rich Eocene landscape.
SPECIES
Knightia eocaena
LOCATION
Clear Creek Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation - 18 Inch Layer (Bottom Cap)
SIZE
Largest Fish: 5" long, Entire specimen: 20.5 x 13.75"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#370906
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