Great specimen, @angela-b! Could you update the taxonomy/classification to include Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda.

That’s amazing

@judah-harrison Thank you, it’s my favorite fossil from my collection

Hi @Angela-B! Do you know any more about where it was found or what formation it was found in?

@samantha-ocon no, I just know it was found in Morocco

Hi, @Angela-B! Do you have any information about where this was found?

@samantha-ocon I do not, I bought it at a gem and fossil show.

@Angela-B, that is totally okay; would you be able to add more photos to this specimen entry of other sides, and with a scale bar? I am trying to improve the data here for the eMuseum. I really appreciate your prompt reply!

@samantha-ocon I will be able to in a few days, I am currently not home but I will take some pictures of this and the rest of my mini collection as well.

@Angela-B, perfect! Thank you so much!

This is Perisphinctes from the Lower Jurassic (Oxdordian) rocks of Madagascar.

Thank you, @Cameron-Muskelly! Could you update the geochronology and location, @Angela-B?

Hi, @angela-b – were you looking for a more detailed identification of your fish? Where did you find it ? We could help narrow down age. I think you can at least update the classification to include Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata

@jbauer yes, I am curious if anyone can figure out what species it is.

Let me see if I can tag in some experts. I’m not sure we have any fish specific folks but maybe we can tag in others that may recognize it!
cc @jeanette-pirlo @mackenzie-smith @vperez

Hi @angela-b. This is likely Knightia eocaena from the Green River Formation (Eocene about 50 million years old), Wyoming. It’s an extinct herring. The color and texture of the marl (type of rock the fish is in) matches that of the Green River Formation and these fossils are commonly sold. However, there are also a few places in China that have…[Read more]

@mackenzie-smith I looked up images online of it and it looks pretty close, sorry about the poor quality fossil, I bought it for $1 at a fossil and gem show.