Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana

Fish Fossil - Knightia EoceanaDuring the Eocene, 40 50 million years ago, vast shoals of freshwater fish inhabited a large shallow inland sea across the American West. The herring like fish of the genus Knightia were far and away the most abundant freshwater fish during this era, and because of this they are one of the most frequently found vertebrate fossils on earth. Originating from the famed Green River Formation in Wyoming, fossils of Knightia eocaena and their close

one-of-a-kind show piece contains multiple pieces of large natural uncut aquamarine with high clarity and exceptional hue

It is found in a wide range of shades from deep purple to pale violet and even pink

Copper is a so-called native metal

which over the course of millions of years becomes solid while retaining the semitransparent yellowish hue of tree sap

and pure white

An absolutely remarkable show piece that has a dramatic ability to catch light on two levels

Pyrite formations tend to be shiny and metallic

Middle Devion period

One of the most common minerals on earth

which means it naturally occurs in its metallic form

These unique fossil specimens show excellent articulation and detail of each body segment

Harpes (Scotoharpes) Trilobite