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Phareodus encaustus
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1010 2633 (2010-10-30)Copyright © 2010 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Sep 6, 2010
location
Fossil Butte National Monument. Near Kemmerer (Lincoln County, Wyoming, US)family
Osteoglossidae
order
Osteoglossiformes
class Actinopterygii
notes Phareodus encaustus eating a Knightia eocaena. These fish lived in a freshwater lake during Eocene time, about 50 million years ago. They are preserved in the Green River Formation, a laminated limestone precipitated from calcium-rich waters. The limestone is interbedded with many thin layers of volcanic ash and mudstone.keywords: Eocene, Tertiary, Cenozoic, limestone, fossil, Green River, prey, predation
camera Canon 40D, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec.
photo category: Fossil - Vertebrate
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