Help identify fish

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jurassicdanny
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Help identify fish

Bericht door jurassicdanny » 05 nov 2008, 14:00

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Hallo, I'm Danny from Italy.
Can somebody help me in Idantifing this fish fossils:
I don't know where they come from,period..
Yhanks
Danny


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MarkW
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Re: Help identify fish

Bericht door MarkW » 06 nov 2008, 00:29

Hi Danny,

I would think it's a Diplomystus dentatus.
It's from the Lower Eocene and some 50 million years old. Probably from the Green River formation, it was probably found in the state of Wyoming (USA) near Kemmerer in one of the quarries.

kind regards,

Mark



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Bericht door jurassicdanny » 06 nov 2008, 01:17

Hi Mark,
I thought it was Dyplomistus sp. Wayoming
but i was not sure.
Thank's for the Identification.
Best regards
Danny


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