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48" Green River Fossil Fish "Mural" with Large Diplomystus
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This impressive 48" × 37" fossil fish mural features a large, 20" long Diplomystus dentatus at its center, accompanied by a partial Notogoneus osculus, two Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops, and four Knightia eocaena ranging from 4.5" to 6.2" long. Approximately two-thirds of the Notogoneus is preserved on the slab, with its posterior third extending beyond the edge of the rock.
Measurements:
Plate - 48 x 37"
Diplomystus - 20" long
Notogoneus longest measurement 16.75" long
Cockerellites - 5.3" & 4.9" long
Knightia - Range from 4.5" to 6.2"
Weight - 140 lbs
Three of the Knightia and the partial Notogoneus are naturally associated with the slab, while the largest Knightia, both Cockerellites, and the central Diplomystus have been inlaid to complete the composition. The rock is backed with moisture-resistant wood for added stability and includes a wooden wall hanger for easy mounting upon arrival.
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.
Our Fossil Lake Safari Quarry just outside Kemmerer, Wyoming.
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.
Our Fossil Lake Safari Quarry just outside Kemmerer, Wyoming.
$6,500
SPECIES
Diplomystus dentatus, Notogoneus osculus, Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops & Knightia eocaena
LOCATION
Clear Creek Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Rock: 48 x 37", Diplomystus: 20" long, Weight: 128 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#382730
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