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39" Green River Fossil Fish "Mural" With Diplomystus & Cockerellites
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This is a gorgeous, colorful fossil fish "mural" from the Green River Formation of Wyoming. The entire mural measures 39 x 21" and features a large, 18.5" wide Diplomystus dentatus, along with a smaller, 7.2" wide Diplomystus dentatus and a Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops fish that measures 4.4" wide. These fossils were collected from Lindgren Quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, and have been inlaid into the "ash layer" from the same quarry. This layer has a unique texture and orange coloration that contrasts nicely with the dark fish preservation.
The entire piece has been backed with wood for stability and includes a wood wall hanger so that it can easily be hung on a wall. It weighs just over 76 lbs and will ship in a wooden crate on a pallet.
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
Diplomystus dentatus & Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops
LOCATION
Lindgren Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Rock: 39 x 21", Fish: 18.5", 7.2" & 4.8", Weight: 76 lbs
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ITEM
#211225
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