Fossil fish. Fossilised remains of Priscaria serrata (top) and Phareodus testis (bottom two) fish from the Eocene epoch (around 56-38 million years ag

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Fossil fish. Fossilised remains of Priscaria serrata (top) and Phareodus testis (bottom two) fish from the Eocene epoch (around 56-38 million years ago) in their host rock. This specimen was found in the Eocene chalk cliffs of the Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA. This slab measures 40x60 centimetres.

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