Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Petrified Coral The herring-like fish of the

The herring-like fish of the genus Knightia were far and away the most abundant freshwater fish during this era

Pure fluorite is clear

this piece consists of beautifully colored cluster of purple octohedral fluorite on a thick base of candle quartz - so named for the appearance of wax dripping down a candle down the crystal face

fluorite specimens have been prized since ancient times and are now among the most popular minerals in the collecting world

are found in a matrix of thick

Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Petrified Coral The herring-like fish of theDuring 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