Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Crab It rarely occurs in crystal

It rarely occurs in crystal form but is often found in botryoidal or fibrous formations

Perhaps the most well-known fossil material in the world

with texture ranging from velvety and dark to rugose and sparkling

Pyrite formations tend to be shiny and metallic

Use gloves and wash hands thoroughly

Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Crab It rarely occurs in crystalDuring 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