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Science Class Knightia Mini Fish | 100% Natural | Green River Formation

Original price $5.00 - Original price $5.00
Original price
$5.00
$5.00 - $5.00
Current price $5.00

These mini Knightia eocaena fossil fish are perfect for a classroom setting or even small gifts. Affordable and 100% natural, they make a great educational tool or a great addition to your collection. Receive one fossil hand-selected just for you!

*If you buy 25 or more, we'll reduce the price to $4 each.

 

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

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