Fossilized Eocene Fish in Tile
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A fossil tile containing a right-facing Eocene fish quarried from the Green River Formation of Southwestern Wyoming and unearthed by hand. Diplomystus was a genus of freshwater fish distantly related to modern herrings and sardines, that lived approximately 56 million years ago. They likely fed on small surface dwelling fish as Knightia, as evidenced by fossils of Knightia found in the stomachs or mouths of Diplomystus specimens. ; Country of Origin: United States; Dimensions: 8" L x 8" W; Issued: Eocene Geologic Period;
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Fossilized Eocene Fish in Tile
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