Fish - Fossil skeleton - "Aspiration" Diplomystus dentatus - 60 cm - 101 cm
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"Aspiration" Diplomystus dentatus, a restored fossil fish specimen from the Eocene Green River Formation in Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA, measuring 101 × 60 cm and featuring two Diplomystus individuals (the larger 45 cm, the other 37 cm).
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'Aspiration' freshwater herring
A Diplomystus dentatus dies while eating a Priscacara! Very rare.
Location: Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA
Age: Eocene, Green River Formation
approximately 50 million years
101x60cm
Diplomystus with Priscacara: 45 cm
Upper Diplomystus: 37cm
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"Aspiration" – An extraordinary fossil event
This extraordinary fossil depicts a dramatic moment from Earth's history: a Diplomystus dentatus, a freshwater herring, dying while attempting to swallow a Priscacara. The prey fish became lodged in its throat — a so-called aspiration death, which is extremely rare in the fossil record. Such snapshots provide unique insights into the behavior of prehistoric animals.
Location and geological context
The fossil originates from Kemmer, Wyoming (USA), and belongs to the famous Green River Formation from the Eocene, about 50 million years ago. The fine-grained sediments of this deposit allowed for exceptionally detailed preservation. The fossil slab measures 101 × 60 cm and even shows two individuals of Diplomystus.
paleontological significance
The larger Diplomystus with the swallowed Priscacara measures 45 cm, while the second specimen is 37 cm. This fossil is of particular scientific and collector's value, as it not only captures anatomy but also a rare documented case of hunting and misbehavior from prehistoric times.
'Aspiration' freshwater herring
A Diplomystus dentatus dies while eating a Priscacara! Very rare.
Location: Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA
Age: Eocene, Green River Formation
approximately 50 million years
101x60cm
Diplomystus with Priscacara: 45 cm
Upper Diplomystus: 37cm
_________________________________________
"Aspiration" – An extraordinary fossil event
This extraordinary fossil depicts a dramatic moment from Earth's history: a Diplomystus dentatus, a freshwater herring, dying while attempting to swallow a Priscacara. The prey fish became lodged in its throat — a so-called aspiration death, which is extremely rare in the fossil record. Such snapshots provide unique insights into the behavior of prehistoric animals.
Location and geological context
The fossil originates from Kemmer, Wyoming (USA), and belongs to the famous Green River Formation from the Eocene, about 50 million years ago. The fine-grained sediments of this deposit allowed for exceptionally detailed preservation. The fossil slab measures 101 × 60 cm and even shows two individuals of Diplomystus.
paleontological significance
The larger Diplomystus with the swallowed Priscacara measures 45 cm, while the second specimen is 37 cm. This fossil is of particular scientific and collector's value, as it not only captures anatomy but also a rare documented case of hunting and misbehavior from prehistoric times.
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Specimen
Fish
Scientific name
"Aspiration" Diplomystus dentatus
Country of Origin
Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA
Geological Period
Eocene, Green River Formation
Condition
Restored
Height
60 cm
Width
101 cm
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