New Mexico State University

Zuhl Geological Collection

Zuhl Collection
                  
Item Number: 456

Type of Piece: Fossil

Description: Fossil Fish

Size: 6x4

Age: Cenozoic, Paleogene, Eocene

Scientific Identity: Diplomystus Dentatus

Current Location: See Note

From Where: Wyoming

Year Acquired: 1995

Notes: Positive and negative halves. This is the second most common fish in Fossil Lake. Fish are occasionally preserved in their stomachs or stuck in their mouths, which indicates it included fish in its diet. Can get up to 61cm (24in) in length.


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