Photo of a Fossilized Fish, Natural History Photography Blog

Photo of a Fossilized Fish

Filed under: Photo of the Day on 7/7/2008

This is another fossilized fish from the Green River geological formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming. A member of the Phareodus genus, this specimen was preserved in the fine sediment of an ancient lake. It is thought to be about 40 to 50 million years old, from the Eocene Epoch of the Cenozoic Era.

Fossil fish, collected at the Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming, dated to the Eocene Era., Phareodus sp.,  Copyright Phillip Colla, image #20869, all rights reserved worldwide.
Fossil fish, collected at the Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming, dated to the Eocene Era.
Image: 20869  
Species: Phareodus sp.
 

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