Lot 604
Pair of Museum Quality 50 Million Year Old Green River Fish. Some of the best preserved fish fossils come from the famous Green River Formation near Kemmerer, Wyoming. This 13 X 10 inch natural limestone matrix contains two museum quality specimens. The larger 8 inch long Mioplosus labracoides, an extinct member of the perch family was a voracious predator and appears to be ready to consume the 3 ¼ inch Diplomystus dentelus, an extinct member of the herring family. Both brown fish show excellent detail of scales, fins and heads with the predatory Mioplosus showing some of its sharp pointed teeth. Estimated Value $300 - UP
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