Description: Don't bite off more than you can chew! A rare and large fish aspiration from the Green River Formation in Wyoming. These fossils are from the Eocene Period around 50 million years ago. Aspiration fossils are some of the best fossil's due to them telling a story. Two species in a fight or a struggle captured in time. The larger fish is probably a Mioplosus species and the smaller fish is a Knightia species. The bones are non-restored with some missing (which is very common among "split-level" fish specimens), and the negative/concave impressions are there. Some of the brown color between the bones might be a result of a much older preparation practice, and thus is natural, with some stain that was added (which was a common practice years ago to create a more visually-appealing specimen). The matrix measures 12" x 5.5" x .75" thick. The fish measure 10" long. The larger fish fossil measures 8" long x 2.375" at it's widest and the total matrix weighs 4.3 lbs. 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Price: 2395 USD
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
End Time: 2024-08-13T16:45:57.000Z
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