From the Eocene (circa 50 million years ago), an impressive fossil plaque in three parts, with a total of fourteen fish specimens in excellent state of preservation including a 16-inch Diplomystus sp., Priscacara sp. measuring 4 1/2-inches long or greater, and Knightia sp. of similar size, each plaque prepped in rectangular-cut matrix, board-mounted for ease of display.
the triptych 47³⁄₄ x 72 x 1¹⁄₂in. (121.5 x 183 x 4cm.)
each plaque 47³⁄₄ x 24 x 1¹⁄₂in. (121.5 x 61 x 4cm.)

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The Green River Formation in Wyoming, USA, boasts some of the most impressively preserved fossil specimens from the Eocene epoch anywhere on earth. The diversity of the oceans during this period is well captured in the present fossil triptych, which contains more than a dozen examples of three of the most well-known extinct fish species from the Eocene - The large Diplomystus with its sloping head; the Priscacara with it's broad ray-fins; and the diminuitive Knightia.

Each fossil fish plaque has been meticulously recovered from the stone, and through hundreds of hours of excavation work, the finely preserved fish specimens are revealed, their anatomy clearly defined against the matrix.