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29.5" Stunning Green River Fossil Fish "Mural" with Mioplosus
This is a beautiful fossil fish "mural" from the Green River Formation of Wyoming. The entire mural measures 29.5 x 19" and features a 7.9" wide Mioplosus labracoides, along with several complete and partial Knightia eocaena fish, and a Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops fish (4.5" wide). These fossils were collected from Warfield Quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming. Typically on these plates, all of the larger fish will be inlaid, however this specimen only has one inlaid fish (Cockerellites).
The entire piece has been backed with wood for stability and upon request we can add wall hanging hardware at no additional cost. Otherwise, it will be accompanied by a metal display stand. The specimen weighs just over 23 1/2 lbs.
The entire piece has been backed with wood for stability and upon request we can add wall hanging hardware at no additional cost. Otherwise, it will be accompanied by a metal display stand. The specimen weighs just over 23 1/2 lbs.
About Fossil Lake
50 million years ago, in the Eocene epoch, these fish thrived in Fossil Lake, which was fed by the Uinta and Rocky Mountain highlands. The anoxic conditions at the bottom of Fossil Lake slowed bacterial decomposition, prevented scavengers from disturbing corpses, and, most interestingly, suffocated creatures that ventured into the oxygen-starved aquatic layer. The result is a miraculous exhibition of Eocene biota: a subtropical aquatic community within sycamore forests, teeming with creatures such as freshwater stingrays, dog-sized horses, menacing alligators, early flying bats, and one of the first primates.
A view of one of the commercial quarries where fossils from the Green River Formation are collected.
50 million years ago, in the Eocene epoch, these fish thrived in Fossil Lake, which was fed by the Uinta and Rocky Mountain highlands. The anoxic conditions at the bottom of Fossil Lake slowed bacterial decomposition, prevented scavengers from disturbing corpses, and, most interestingly, suffocated creatures that ventured into the oxygen-starved aquatic layer. The result is a miraculous exhibition of Eocene biota: a subtropical aquatic community within sycamore forests, teeming with creatures such as freshwater stingrays, dog-sized horses, menacing alligators, early flying bats, and one of the first primates.
A view of one of the commercial quarries where fossils from the Green River Formation are collected.
SPECIES
Mioplosus labracoides, Knightia eocaena & Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops
LOCATION
Fossil Safari Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Rock: 29.5 x 19", Mioplosus: 7.9", Cockerellites: 4.5", Weight: 23.7 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#280245
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