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Fish

by Jeremy clark
(Cheyenne wy)

Fossil Fish Wyoming

Fossil Fish Wyoming

It was my grandpa's I was just trying to find out what kind it is

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Fossil Fish Wyoming
by: Douglas

This might be a Knightia. Some of the fins are not clear for positive ID. There are several quarries near Kemmering, Wyoming where this is probably from. Knightia is one fish that is commonly found there. They are from the Eocene Epoch and are about 50 million years old.

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