Natural Mini Knightia Fish | Green River Formation

FOSSIL FISH everyone can afford!! Get one mini Knightia eocaena hand selected just for you, perfect for small gifts! Knightia eocaena, unrestored  specimen (has not been enhanced) Eocene (51.98 Million Years Ago)  Green River Formation  In Stone Fossils Private Quarry  Wyoming, USA   Order Clupeiformes, Family Clupeidae The Clupeidae family has an estimated 50 modern freshwater species. Clupeidae species can lay as many as 200,000 eggs at once, allowing species to multiply quickly. Modern species are also prone to mass die offs. K. eocaena is: The most common fish found from Fossil Lake. The most commonly found articulated vertebrate fossil in the world. The Wyoming state fossil. Both K. eocaena and K. alta are frequently discovered in mass mortality plates, some containing up to 100 fish per square meter. This suggests that, like their modern relatives, the Knightia species were sensitive to environmental changes. K. eocaena specimens of all sizes are found in mass mortality plates, indicating this species schooled as both a juvenile and adult. The average adult size of K. eocaena specimens is about 6 inches, though specimens as large as 10 inches have been found. *ACTUAL PRODUCT MAY VARY FROM PICTURE BUT WILL STILL BE A MINI KNIGHTIA EOCAENA