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41" Natural, Fossil Fish "Mural" From Bottom Cap Layer - Wyoming
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This is a stunning, natural fossil fish "mural" from the Green River Formation of Wyoming. It was collected from the bottom cap of the 18 inch layer which has the best preservation in the formation but takes about three times as long to prepare due to the hardness of the rock. The entire slab of rock measure 41 x 25" and features seven fossil fish including a 19" long Diplomystus, a Priscacara and five, large Knightia.
Unlike most murals for sale it is natural, none of the fossils have been inlaid into the rock. The piece has been backed with wood and has a wall hanger installed so it is ready to be displayed in your home or office.
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, Priscacara serrata & Knightia eocaena
LOCATION
Lindgren Quarry, Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation, 18 Inch Layer (Bottom Cap)
SIZE
Rock 41 x 25", Diplomystus 19"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#307797
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