Fossil Knightia Fish Shoal Eocene Green River Formation Wyoming + Display Stand

 Fossil Knightia Fish Shoal Eocene Green River Formation Wyoming + Display Stand

Knightia fish group with three complete fish and another head below and a glimpse of a tail to right.is from the famous Green River Formation. This is a geological formation in a large area, including three separate basins ;Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. The Green River formation covers around 25,000 square miles, containing groups of sedimentary rock. The Eocene was sub-tropical in temperature, but specific conditions , leading to some incredible preservation, has given us an abundance of information about the Eocene Epoch, during the Cenozoic. Numerous well preserved fish have been found , as well as other more rare elements of the aquatic system, including plants, insects, arthropods, mollusks, amphibians and much more. Supplied with a clip and twist acrylic display stand and small card pictured.
Date: 48 Million Years Old
Provenance: Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA
Size: 11.5 x 9 cm depth 1.2 cm 135 gm
Condition: Fragile and should be handled with care. Although genuine authentic fossils, the large majority of fish , such as this one, within this category and price range, and from this locality, have had some degree of painting enhancement, to the extremities and main body. However, this shoal does have some good detail and the tiny bones are clearly visible. Please enlarge picture before purchasing code 100-133