Double Knightia fish fossil plate

This is a large plate that contains 2 exceptionally preserved Knightia eoceana with skin seen covering the bone structure preserved in a deep reddish brown. I extracted this one from the 12” or split fish layer of fossil lake. This plate is approximately 9” x 7-1/2” x 1/2” and the fish are over 4” and 3” respectively. Shipping and packaging is included in the price.

These fish are by and large the most abundant and prolific fish from the Green River Formation. They are related to modern herring, and average between 3 and 5 inches with a maximum size of 10 inches. Knightia was apt to school throughout its life in the pursuit of its favorite food, plankton. There are two recognized species of Knightia, K. eoceana and K. alta. K. eocana is the more common of the two and is substantially more abundant in Fossil Lake deposits. Mass mortality plates have produced significant evidence of the enormity of school sizes for Knightia species, with a few large plates averaging 100 fish per square meter and overall they represent about 50% of the fossil fish found in the formation.