Fossil fish (Myripristis laptacanthus) found in Italy. Fish swam around about 50 million years ago (early Eocene Epoch, Paleogene Period). Fossil displayed at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2010).
Friday, July 22, 2011
Myripristis laptacanthus - Fish Fossil
Fossil fish (Myripristis laptacanthus) found in Italy. Fish swam around about 50 million years ago (early Eocene Epoch, Paleogene Period). Fossil displayed at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2010).