Mioplosus Labracoides Fish Plaque

Plaque
15inches length x 18inches height 

Fish
11.5inches

Weight
8Kg

Approximately

Description

Large Mioplosus Fish specimen, with extremely distinct detail to the vertebra and bone tissue, double dorsal fins [one seen erected], fan tail, scales, and the head of the fish is also very detailed.

Fantastic state of preservation, this plaque specimen is one of few available, as fossil fish plaques of this quality are declining more and more every year, on the fossil sites, and in the Fossil trade

Genus

Mioplosus Labracoides Fossil Fish sp.

Other Names

Pike

Geological Age

Tertiary Period [Paleogene], Eocene Epoch [50 mya]

Location

Green River Formation-Fossil Lake; Kemmerer, Wyoming

History of the Green River Formation

The Green River Formation represents one of the largest documented accumulations of sedimentary rock in the world and dates back 50 million years. It covers an area of more than 25,000 square miles and averages about 2000 feet in thickness. These lakes were formed by geologic events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains in early times. The climate was much different than the desert like climate of today. It was similar (subtropical) to the present climate of the Gulf Coast and southern Atlantic areas of the US. The first record of a fossil fish discovered in the Green River Formation was in 1856. All of the fossil fish, stingrays, palm fronds and others displayed on our web site come from the Fossil Lake area near Kemmerer, Wyoming USA. Found at the 7200 foot elevation this area has been commercially mined since the late 1800 hundreds

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