Garfish | Atractosteus simplex | Green River Formation | Wyoming Pharo Family Lepisosteidae

Family Lepisosteidae

used for cropping vegetation

Silica spheres refract the light and cause the magnificent spectral colors you see in the opal

size: 6" x 6"

and maybe even larger than the largest extant cat

Garfish | Atractosteus simplex | Green River Formation | Wyoming Pharo Family LepisosteidaeAtractosteus simplex Eocene (51. 98 million years) Green River Formation, Wyoming In Stone Fossils Private Quarry Plate approx. size: 32. 75" x 24. 75" Gar fish approx. size: 26" long This beautiful specimen has had absolutely no repair or restoration. An interesting feature of this specimen is that part of the spinal column is protruding through the scales. Usually you do not see the backbone on Gar fish because it remains buried beneath the scales.