Thursday, September 13, 2012

FOSSIL MUSEUM - SF0093: HERRINGS


FOSSIL NO:SF0093
AGE:54-37 million years
TERM:Eocene
LOCATION:Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA



LIVING SPECIMENS:


OTHER INFORMATION:
Pictured are herrings that probably were killed together because of a sudden burial. Their fossilized tails and fins show no signs of any damage. Their well-preserved eye sockets and bone structures once again show that evolution did not occur in any part of their geologic time.

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