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GREEN RIVER EOCENE FISH IN COMBINATION FINISHED TILE
Estimate:
$75 - $150
Passed
Live Auction
Home and Interiors Auction, 021320
Category
Description
Fossilized, features a left-facing Diplomystus dentatus fish.
The Diploystus is one of the truly classic specimens from the Green River Formation in Wyoming. It was a surface feeder as can be seen from its sharply upturned jaw. The combination method is used which results in a detailed finished fossil, where the backbone, ribs and skull are raised in shallow relief.
Issued: Hauterivian to early Eocene
Dimensions: 8"H x 8"W
Manufacturer: Green River Stone Co.
Country of Origin: United States
The Diploystus is one of the truly classic specimens from the Green River Formation in Wyoming. It was a surface feeder as can be seen from its sharply upturned jaw. The combination method is used which results in a detailed finished fossil, where the backbone, ribs and skull are raised in shallow relief.
Issued: Hauterivian to early Eocene
Dimensions: 8"H x 8"W
Manufacturer: Green River Stone Co.
Country of Origin: United States
Condition
Overall good