54.5" Fossil Palm and Fish Display - Green River Formation

Fossil Palm and Fish Display - Green River Formation #306521

Due to the size and weight of this piece it will be shipped on a pallet or in a crate via freight. Our website cannot automatically calculate freight shipping costs, so these costs will be calculated and billed after purchase. Please contact us prior to purchase if you need a shipping quote.

This absolutely breathtaking, 54.5" tall fossil palm, leaf, winged seed, and fish mural is like having a prehistoric aquarium with plants and aquatic life on display together! The palm and winged seed were found naturally associated with each other, and the leaf and fishes were inlaid into the upper layers of the rock. It is backed with wood and ready to be hung on a wall. The hanger is set for vertical display, however upon request we can adjust this for your personal preference.

The fish include Diplomystus dentatus, Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops, and Knightia eocaena. The Cockerellites fish has some restoration to its anal fin.

Measurements:
Plate - 65 x 34.6"
Palm - 53 x 19.9"
Allophylus leaf - 8.25" long
Diplomystus - 10.2" long
Cockerellites - 5.55" long
Knightia - 3.9" long
Weight - 133 lbs

There are a few small spots of gap fill/paint touchup where the palm flaked off during collection. However, this restoration makes up less than 1% of the total fossil. And unlike many palms on the market, this specimen has not been painted over to enhance its contrast. Specimens of this quality just don't find their way onto the market often!

A unique combination that shows off both flora and fauna from the Green River Formation. The rock has been backed with wood for stability and wall hangers will be added upon purchase. Please include instructions during purchase or contact support@fossilera.com for alternate orientation for hanger(s).

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.

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