Fossil Fish - Fossil plate matrix - Diplomystus Dentatus - 11.8 cm - 16 cm

In this lot we auction a fossil fish of good size on a lithographic limestone plate, of the species Diplomystus Dentatus The plate measures 11.8 cm high and 16 cm wide, the body of the fish measures 13.5 cm long. Perfectly preserved, natural and complete specimen, "it's an exquisite piece" Comes from Wyoming, from the famous deposits of the Green River Formation in the United States. Diplomystus was a freshwater fish of medium to large size, able to reach 70 cm long, being a generalist high-mouth predator that lived near the surface to catch its prey; other fishes such as Knightia, aquatic insects, crustaceans and any other prey smaller in size. The Green River Formation, which stretches across the states of Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, is the result of the sedimentation of a vast region of lakes that, due to different geological events, produced very fine clay and silt low in oxygen and contributing to an exquisite fossilization including the soft parts of a large number of animal and plant species as well as insects. Iconic site in paleontology regarding the quantity and quality of its fossils. "This specimen is accompanied by an L-shaped acrylic display stand as a gift"

Estimate:£143.62

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