Fossil Knightia Fish Shoal Eocene Green River Formation Wyoming + Display Stand (1)

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

Beautifully detailed and well preserved Knightia fish group with four complete fish. 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: 15 x 10 cm depth 1.3 cm 
Condition: Fragile and should be handled with care. Lovely detail.100-870