Knightia eoceana Fossil Fish from Green River Formation, USA (2.35")

Knightia eoceana Fossil Fish from Green River Formation, USA (2.35")Species: Knightia eoceana Size: 2. 35" = 5,9 cm Location: Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA Age: Eocene (~52 million years) Condition: no restoration Knightia eocaena was a small, schooling fish that lived in freshwater lakes during the Eocene. Related to modern herring and sardines, Knightia was a key food source for larger predators like Diplomystus and Mioplosus. Its fossils are the most abundant vertebrate fossils in North America and are

with subtle variations in pattern that make yours truly unique

This fossil tooth comes from Jobaria tiguidensis

one of the world's most famous localities for exceptionally well-formed pyrite crystals

Burmese Amber with small pseudoscorpion species insect

while its robust structure and sharp edges allowed it to crush and break through the bones of marine animals

in the same ancient river systems that once hosted Spinosaurus

this specimen was discovered in the fossil-rich layers of Morocco

Ammonites like Cleoniceras moved through the oceans using jet propulsion

In the Late Eocene Period

making them ideal for crushing and cutting prey

With its detailed horns

Only some restoration along the crack in the matrix when this specimen was excavated