Diplomystus powrei
Geologic Time: Middle Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage
Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): 79 mm high, 115 mm in length on 142 mm by 127 mm matrix.
 Description:
A fine example of the Order Elllimmichthyformes, Family Ellimmichthydae,
Diplomystus powrei was a precursor to Diplomystus dentatus, a well-known
fish of the Eocene Green River deposits of Wyoming. This meant that
this particular genus lasted for well over 45 million years. It became
extinct during the Miocene. |
