Fossil Fish Plate. Mioplosus sp. . Eocene. Green River Formation. Lincoln County, Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA. ...

Description

Fossil Fish Plate
Mioplosus sp.
Eocene
Green River Formation
Lincoln County, Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA

Out of a quarry in the famed Green River Formation Lagerstätte, this fossil fish represents the relatively rare variety Mioplosus and measures a substantial 13.5 inches (34 cm) from its tip to its tail. A beautiful example evidencing expert restoration and preparation, this offering is dark brownish in coloration and rests at an ideal angle on a relatively contrastingly stark matrix of sedimentary rock. The fossil remnant exhibits considerable dimensionality with a raised vertebral column and other bony material sticking up from the otherwise flat and mottled background rock. Each edge measures a bit over 15 inches (39 cm).
Overall Measurements: 15.55 x 15.35 x 0.47 inches (39.50 x 39.00 x 1.20 cm)

Donated by Warfield Fossils

Proceeds to benefit the AAPS



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