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47" Fossil Palm and Fish Mural - Green River Formation, Wyoming
Note: Because of its size and weight, this piece will ship via freight on a pallet or in a crate. Our website can’t automatically calculate freight charges, so shipping costs will be determined and billed after purchase. If you’d like a quote beforehand, please contact us prior to ordering.
This 47" wide fossil palm and fish mural is like having a prehistoric aquarium with plants and aquatic life on display together! It features four fossil fish; two Knightia eocaena, a gorgeous Mioplosus labracoides, and a Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops. A unique combination that shows off both flora and fauna from the Green River Formation.
Measurements:
Plate - 47 x 32"
Palm - 28.6" long
Mioplosus - 9.3" long
Cockerellites - 5.1" long
Knightia - 4.8" & 4" long
Weight - 79.2 lbs
Unlike many palms on the market, this specimen is free of repair/restoration and has not been painted over to enhance its contrast. Specimens of this quality just don't find their way onto the market often!
The rock has been backed with wood and is ready to be hung on a wall. We can install the wall hanger to mount it in a variety of orientations upon customer request. Please include preferred orientation in notes upon purchase or contact support@fossilera.com.
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.
$12,000
SPECIES
Sabalites sp., Mioplosus labracoides, Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops & Knightia eocaena
LOCATION
Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Rock 47 x 32", Palm 28.6" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#342428
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