14" Spectacular Fish Fossil (Phareodus) - Wyoming

Spectacular Fish Fossil (Phareodus) - Wyoming #309853

This is a spectacular, 14" long fossil fish (Phareodus encaustus) from the Green River Formation of Wyoming. It was collected from the bottom cap just below the 18 inch layer this past summer. This layer has the best preservation in the quarry but the rock is much harder so it takes about 3x as long to prepare as fish from the 18 inch layer. It is nicely presented on a thick, hefty slab of limestone. A really stunning fish.

Phareodus is a genus of predatory freshwater fish found in the famous Fossil Lake deposits of the Green River Formation in Wyoming. It had a mouthful of sharp pointy teeth, making it a voracious lake predator. In fact, the name Phareodus actually means "to have teeth". Spines from other fish such as Mioplosus and Priscacara have frequently been found preserved in their stomachs.

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