Fossil Fish Amphiplaga Budget Fossil Lake Green River Formation Wyoming COA

Description

Here is a fairly rare fossil fish, from the world-famous fossil beds of Fossil Lake, Green River Formation, Wyoming. From the Eocene, 52 million years ago.
It is an Amphiplaga, somewhat rare in the ancient lake beds. In his 2013 book The lost World of Fossil Lake, Lance Grande of the university of Chicago wrote that the number of these found  (as of 2013) was about 600+, out of the millions of fish found (page 175).
This is a pretty good specimen, with a nice scale pattern (use a loupe) and all five fins in good shape: pectoral, pelvic, anal, caudal and dorsal.  It measures about 2.8 inches in length, which is a somewhat small adult. The plate is about 4.4" by 3.2", and it weighs 7.3 oz.  Up close, with a loupe, you can also see some of its teeth (photo),
There is some minor disarticulation of scales just behind the pelvic fin.  It is not a museum grade fish, but it is genuine, with no paint or restoration, and a very decent specimen for someone on a budget looking for this species.
We are happy to enclose a COA (Certificate of Authenticity).
Some words of caution about COA’s: Do not let them become a substitute for learning about the fossils. We have been working with fossils for many years, and we have seen hundreds of very nice-looking COA’s, some that are wrong, mis-describing a specimen. In addition, the person selling the item is often the one who writes the COA (potential conflict of interest). Finally, a COA without a photo of the exact item described, tied to that COA, is worthless, as it can later be placed next to any fish fossil.
We suggest that instead of relying on a COA, that people read and study the subject.
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