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  • Knightia eocaena


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    Taxonomy

    Knightia

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
    Order: Clupeiformes
    Family: Clupeidae
    Genus: Knightia
    Species: Knightia eocaena
    Author Citation Jordan, 1907

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Paleogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Eocene

    Stratigraphy

    Green River Formation

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 8,5 cm
    Height: 3 cm

    Location

    Wyoming
    United States

    Comments

    Complete specimen of Knightia eocaena

    Reference: Lance Grande 1984. "The paleontology of the Green River Formation, with a review of the fish fauna". Wyoming Geological Survey, Bull. 63, pp. 85-86-87 for description of the species, pp 93-95-96-100 for images.




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