{"product_id":"3-5-mioplosus-labracoides-100-natural-green-river-formation","title":"3.5\" Mioplosus labracoides | 100% Natural | Green River Formation","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMioplosus labracoides\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEocene (51.98 Million Years Ago)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGreen River Formation, Wyoming, USA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn Stone Fossils Private Quarry\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFish approx. size: 3.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlate approx. size: 5.75\" x 3.625\" x 0.25\"\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"XbtRGb qxsd NV5pMe yF5Gqd mod\" data-md=\"50\" lang=\"en-US\" data-hveid=\"CAUQAA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjQ9b3YrdLrAhXHUs0KHeowC7wQkCkwDXoECAUQAA\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"PZPZlf hb8SAc\" data-attrid=\"description\" data-hveid=\"CAUQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjQ9b3YrdLrAhXHUs0KHeowC7wQziAoADANegQIBRAB\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kno-rdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder Perciformes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Latidae - M. labracoides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nM. labracoides specimens:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eare characterized by 2 dorsal fins and a moderately forked, fan-shaped tail fin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehad a long, torpedo-shaped body with streamlined proportions for fast swimming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eknown to reach 20 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ejuveniles commonly found in mass mortalities and adults found alone, indicating M. labracoides traveled in schools as a juvenile and became solitary as an adult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ejuvenile and adult specimens often found preserved with smaller fish in the jaw or stomach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nMioplosus labracoides was likely an apex or mesopredator in the Fossil Lake ecosystem, preying on smaller fish species such as Knightia and Diplomystus. Unlike more gregarious species, fossil occurrences of Mioplosus are typically isolated rather than in mass mortality layers, suggesting a more solitary lifestyle.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"In Stone Fossils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49214913446110,"sku":"MIO22","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5117\/9163\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_633adef3-5119-4f73-a073-c4fbb5f8e5c3.jpg?v=1792096638","url":"https:\/\/instonefossils.com\/products\/3-5-mioplosus-labracoides-100-natural-green-river-formation","provider":"In Stone Fossils ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}