Green River Formation Fossils

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Fossils of the Green River Formation Lagerstatte

Fish Fossils 

Rare Amia fragosa Fish Fossil
Heliobatis radians
(Common name: stingray or skate)
Order Rajiformes
Family Dasyatidae
Abundance: Rare

Lepisosteus
(Common name: gar fish)
Order Lepisosteiformes
Family Lepisosteidae
Abundance: Rare

Amia fragosa
(Common name: bowfin)
Order Amiiformes
Family Ammiidae
Abundance: Extremely Rare

Amia
(Common name: bowfin)
Order Amiiformes
Family Ammiidae
Abundance: Extremely Rare

Priscacara serrata
Phareodus encaustus fossil fish
Priscacara serrata Perciformes PriscacaridaeAbundance: Common
Phareodus encaustus

Order Osteoglossiformes
Family Osteoglossidae
Abundance: Uncommon
Knightia alta
(Common name: herring)
Order Clupeiformes
Family Clupeidae
Abundance: Very Common
Rare Notogoneus
Diplomystus dentatus
(Common name: herring)
Order Ellimmichthyiformes
Family Ellimmichthyidae
Abundance: Very Common
Mioplosus labracoides
(Common name: perch)
Order Perciformes
Family Percidae
Abundance: Uncommon
Notogoneus osculus
Order Gonorynchiformes
Family Gonorynchidae
Abundance: Rare
Gosiutichthys parvus
Amphiplaga brachyptera
(Common name: trout)
Order Percopsiformes
Family Percopsidae
Abundance: Rare
Gosiutichthys parvus
(Common name: herring)
Order Clupeiformes
Family Clupeidae
Abundance: Uncommon to Rare
Asineops
Eohiodon
Amyzon
Astephus antiquus
(Common name: catfish)
Order Siluriformes
Family Ictaluridae
Abundance: Uncommon to Rare
Hypsidoris
Erismatopterus
Crossopholis

 

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