Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana

Fish Fossil - Knightia EoceanaDuring the Eocene, 40 50 million years ago, vast shoals of freshwater fish inhabited a large shallow inland sea across the American West. The herring like fish of the genus Knightia were far and away the most abundant freshwater fish during this era, and because of this they are one of the most frequently found vertebrate fossils on earth. Originating from the famed Green River Formation in Wyoming, fossils of Knightia eocaena and their close

and as a precious metal for thousands of years

Creedite is named for the place of its initial discovery

especially due to its highly fluorescent or UV reactive nature

accentuating the clear sea green of the superb quality crystals

with color intensity usually deepest at the termination or tip of each crystal

These specimens of Mosasaur (Mosasaurus anceps) teeth are embedded in matrix

with nodules and delicate filigree-like branches

Paradoxides sp

Approx size of fossil - 4

These carefully cut spheres show off the beautiful and varied hues of natural aquamarine

Amber is the fossilized resinous tree sap from conifer trees

The unique combination of smoky