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3.4" Rare Fossil Mooneye Fish (Eohiodon) - Wyoming
This is a very rare Mooneye (Eohiodon falcatus) fossil fish from the Green River Formation of Wyoming. It comes from our Fossil Lake Safari quarry near Kemmerer. We only found a handful of moon eyes out of tens of thousands of fossil fish collected this summer. This specimen is about 3.4" long and nicely centered on a rectangularly cut 5.1 x 3.1" slab of shale.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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
Eohiodon falcatus
LOCATION
Fossil Lake Safari Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Fish: 3.4" long, Shale: 5.1 x 3.1"
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#307162
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