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49" Green River Fossil Fish "Mural" with Phareodus
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This is a beautiful fossil fish "mural" from the Green River Formation. It was collected from Clear Creek Quarry outside of Kemmerer, Wyoming. The entire mural measures 49 x 30" and features a 13.5" wide Phareodus sp. fish, two Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops (4.7" & 4.75"), and six large Knightia eocaena fish ranging from 5.3" to 6.4". All of the Knightia fish were naturally preserved in this layer, with the remaining fish having been inlaid into the rock.
The entire piece has been backed with wood for stability and includes a wood wall hanger so that it can easily be hung on a wall with horizontal or vertical presentation. It weighs about 131 lbs and will be shipped in a wooden crate on a pallet.
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.
SPECIES
Phareodus, Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops & Knightia eocaena
LOCATION
Clear Creek Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Rock: 49 x 30", Phareodus: 13.5" long, Weight: 131 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#295657
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