Knightia eocaena (specimen 12)

Specimen Name: Knightia eocaena
Common Name: Knightia
Specimen Code: 07ACTIN00012
Acquisition Method: Gifted (date unknown)

Locale: Wyoming, USA
Formation: Green River Formation
Geologic Time Period: Early Eocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Osteichthyes – Actinopterygii – Neopterygii – Clupeiformes – Clupeidae – Pellonulinae – Knightia – Eocaena

Description of Specimen:
A small fish skeleton with the head tilted back in a tan matrix

Measurements of Each Specimen:

  • Specimen 12: 32mm x 10mm x 0mm
  • Matrix: 60mm x 45mm x 6mm

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