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Sometimes, in our lives, we can be in love with someone or something, that's the case with me now. I made a gift to myself and I'm in love with it. I just want to ask, if the specimen below might be close to one of the Green River fishes. It cames from Austria, but the seller can't remember where it is from. It was bought 20 years ago and kept in good conditions, as reflect the original pictures of the seller. Any idea / confirmation / comment on the margin, will be highly appreciated.
Thank you. :)

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Diplomystus dentatus from the Green River Formation. 

Nice addition! 

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32 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

Diplomystus dentatus from the Green River Formation. 

Nice addition!

Wow, I'm shocked! :wub:
 Thank you Tim, it looks right.

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31 minutes ago, ynot said:

Looks like a green river diplomystus to Me.

 

Tim beat Me.

Thank you Tony! That might be. :)

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Might that (circled in red) a coprolite?

 

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I forgot to say that the specimen is 13 cm long. :wacko:

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39 minutes ago, abyssunder said:

Might that (circled in red) a coprolite?

 

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Most likely it is. :)

 

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23 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

 

Most likely it is. :)

 

Thank you, Tim! :dinothumb:

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1 hour ago, abyssunder said:

Might that (circled in red) a coprolite?

That must have been one killer coprolite.... poor fish didn't get very far afterwards..  :shakehead:

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2 hours ago, ynot said:

Tim beat Me.

Poor Tony/Ynot,  he was just trying to help. You shouldn't abuse him for that! :o

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13 hours ago, abyssunder said:

Might that (circled in red) a coprolite?

 

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21 hours ago, daves64 said:

That must have been one killer coprolite.... poor fish didn't get very far afterwards..  :shakehead:

I suppose the poo was dropped a few seconds before the fish died. :(

 

21 hours ago, Bronzviking said:

Great fish detail and great gift, enjoy! :)

Thank you very much! :wub:

 

13 hours ago, hemipristis said:

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That's it!

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The matrix looks VERY much like Green River. So much that I would say it is Green River. Are you sure it is quarried in Austria?

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7 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

The matrix looks VERY much like Green River. So much that I would say it is Green River. Are you sure it is quarried in Austria?

The OP states:  "It came from Austria, but the seller can't remember where it is from." 

Given the abundance of this material, it's probably safe to say it's origins are from the Green River Formation.

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6 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

The OP states:  "It came from Austria, but the seller can't remember where it is from." 

Given the abundance of this material, it's probably safe to say it's origins are from the Green River Formation.

So what you're saying is that it didn't come from Austria even though it came from Austria, but it came from Green River because it's abundant in Austria?

 

 

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No. That's a bit convoluted. Haha.  :D 

 

I am saying that Green River material is very abundant, and sold around the world. ;) 

Any gift shop or specialty shop in Austria would more than likely sell these fish from the USA. 

Therefore, ... the likelyhood that this is from the Green River Formation in USA is pretty high. :) 

 

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9 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

No. That's a bit convoluted. Haha.  :D 

 

I am saying that Green River material is very abundant, and sold around the world. ;) 

Any gift shop or specialty shop in Austria would more than likely sell these fish from the USA. 

Therefore, ... the likelyhood that this is from the Green River Formation in USA is pretty high. :) 

 

Yeah, I know what you meant. Just thought I'd have some fun with semantics. You know, perception of reality IS the reality one perceives.

 

 

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23 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

Yeah, I know what you meant. Just thought I'd have some fun with semantics. You know, perception of reality IS the reality one perceives.

Hmm. I see.  Got it. :ptero:

 

 

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