Lot 82 , A large and impressive fish fossil triptych

A large and impressive fish fossil triptych
showing examples of Diplomystus dentatus and Priscacara liops,
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years old,
each panel 122cm x 60.5cm

Provenance: Green River Stone Company Quarry, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA;
The Tanyards Collection, East Sussex

£12,000-18,000
The Green River Formation, in Utah and Wyoming, is one of the most important fossil sites for understanding the Eocene epoch that began about 55 million years ago. Today it is one of the most abundant and well-preserved sources of freshwater fossils in the world, producing some 19 genera of fish.