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I purchased a few fish fossils a few yrs back... Green River Formation PL

gahhh! i'm not done prepping them! RUSH EMILY, RUSH!

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gahhh! i'm not done prepping them! RUSH EMILY, RUSH!

Preps takes time and patients... no need to rush.... looking forward to seeing the finish products :) . PL

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haha indeed. it will take a very very very long time!

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. ~ E. B. White

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I purchased a few fish fossils a few yrs back... Green River Formation PL

Oh i think these are not from Green River fm, but Santana fm from Brazil, these fishes are Dastilbe elongatus !

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haha indeed. it will take a very very very long time!

Only those that have prepped fossils know the degree of effort and time involved... most of my fossils are unprepped till retirement.... should keep me busy for +100yrs lol. :P PL

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Oh i think these are not from Green River fm, but Santana fm from Brazil, these fishes are Dastilbe elongatus !

agreed. not GRF.

i will post some of mine later.

Brock

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Oh i think these are not from Green River fm, but Santana fm from Brazil, these fishes are Dastilbe elongatus !

Thanks David for the correct ID... fossils is about 6"-7"

Wow that is a Bonus... I bought these a few yrs back on Ebay .. knowing nothing about fish fossils and was advertised by the seller as from Green River formation. PL

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agreed. not GRF.

i will post some of mine later.

Brock

Brock thanks for the confirmation!... This is a great forum to learn fossil materials.... having a blast! :) PL

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Oh i think these are not from Green River fm, but Santana fm from Brazil, these fishes are Dastilbe elongatus !

Yeah, I agree though they are big ones... :D

In keeping with the thread here's some Green River fish.

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Be true to the reality you create.

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Green River, you say? :)

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Plus lots of feathers and tracks.

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What an interesting Biota! Bird and fish fossils...

...plants, insects, crocs, snakes, bats, a complete HORSE; the whole ecosystem!

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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Guest Smilodon

...plants, insects, crocs, snakes, bats, a complete HORSE; the whole ecosystem!

Bob, of Bob and Bonnie fame, told me he found a fish with a BAT asipration!

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