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48" Stunning Natural Green River Fossil Fish "Mural" - Wyoming
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This is a very impressive 48 x 41.5" fossil fish mortality plate from the Green River Formation of Wyoming. It was collected this past summer from the "Gastropod Layer" at the Lindgren Quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming. There are 31 jet-black fossil fish on the stone including 27 Knightia eocaena, three Diplomystus dentatus and a 9" long Mioplosus labracoides.
It is important to note that this is a natural association of fossils; none were inlaid or added, making it an even rarer glimpse into the incredible history of our planet.
This awesome fossil fish mural has been backed with wood and has a wall hanger installed so it is ready to be displayed on your wall.
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.
$12,500
SPECIES
Knightia eocaena, Diplomystus dentatus, & Mioplosus labracoides
LOCATION
Lindgren Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation, "Gastropod Layer"
SIZE
Rock 48 x 41.5", Largest Fish 9"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#327747
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