Knightia Fish Fossil - Fossil fragment - Knightia Eocaena - 10.5 cm - 13 cm (No Reserve Price)
No. 82717361
Knightia Fish Fossil From The Green River Formation - Fossil matrix (No Reserve Price)
No. 82717361
Knightia Fish Fossil From The Green River Formation - Fossil matrix (No Reserve Price)
Knightia Fish Fossil From The Green River Formation
Eocene Period- C. 50 Million Years Ago
Order to which the fossil belongs: Clupeifomes
Name of which the family belongs: Clupeidae
The Knightia fish comes from one of the world’s famous Laggerstatten, the Green River Formation in Wyoming, USA. It is the unusual chemistry of fossil lake that prevented decay and scavenging of dead organisms while layers of limestone matter slowly accumulated.
Nice definition Knightia fish on a matrix of sub-oolitic limestone.
Matrix: 68mm x 70mm length
Knightia: 13mm – 55mm length
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