{"product_id":"4-5-mioplosus-labracoides-and-2-25-diplomystus-dentatus-green-river-formation-wyoming","title":"4.5\" Mioplosus labracoides and 2.25\" Diplomystus dentatus | Green River Formation | Wyoming","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMioplosus labracoides and Diplomystus dentatus\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\u003eMioplosus approx. size: 4.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiplomystus approx. size: 2.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlate approx. size: 6.25\" x 5.25\" x 0.75\"\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder Perciformes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamily Latidae - M. labracoides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eM. labracoides specimens:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eare characterized by 2 dorsal fins and a moderately forked, fan-shaped tail fin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehad a long, torpedo-shaped body with streamlined proportions for fast swimming\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eknown to reach 20 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ejuvenile and adult specimens often found preserved with smaller fish in the jaw or stomach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMioplosus 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiplomystus is an extinct genus of freshwater clupeomorph fish distantly related to modern-day extant herrings, alewives, and sardines. The genus was first named and described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRay-finned Fish - Diplomystus dentatus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder Ellimmichthyiformes, Family Paraclupeidae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last known species of the Ellimmichthyiformes order went extinct sometime in the middle Eocene. D. dentatus is a primitive relative of the modern day herring. The genus Diplomystus is also known from fossil deposits in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD. dentatus is the 2nd most common fossil fish found from Fossil Lake. Specimens ranging from embryonic size (about 0.7 inches) to full-grown adults (about 26 inches) are common. Smaller-sized specimens are more commonly found in mid-lake than near-shore deposits. This suggests that D. dentatus spawned in open water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis species' upturned mouth indicates it fed at the surface of Fossil Lake. D. dentatus specimens are commonly found with other fish stuck in their mouths, including other D. dentatus specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"In Stone Fossils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49215729664222,"sku":"MIODIP","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5117\/9163\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_96c52d56-2101-4cdd-9598-bed3e69e3ea1.jpg?v=1792096679","url":"https:\/\/instonefossils.com\/products\/4-5-mioplosus-labracoides-and-2-25-diplomystus-dentatus-green-river-formation-wyoming","provider":"In Stone Fossils ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}