Gasterosteus
doryssus
Class Actinopterygii,
Order Gasterosteiformes, Family Gasterosteidae
Geological
Time: Pliocene
Size (25.4
mm = 1 inch): Fish fossil is 2 3/8” in length, on a 5 x 4 ¼” paper
shale plate
Fossil Site:
Lahanton Beds, Hazen, Nevada
Fossil Code:
PFF418
Price: Sold
 Description:
There are two different species of Pliocene fish found in the diatomaceous
earth quarries surrounding Hazen and Fernley, Nevada. The other
being Fundulus nevadensis. An interesting note concerning these
fish species is that they are never found associated in the geological
sequence of layers. Moreover, they are to the exception of an occasional
bird feather or leaf (and a snake we donated to a museum in Utah),
virtually the only fossils found at the quarries. This fish will
be shipped in an attractive glass enclosed Riker mount. This specimen
a fully mature adult, well preserved and detailed with an attractive
rust orange color.
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