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).
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Clupea catopygoptera - Fish Fossil
Fossil fish (Clupea catopygoptera) 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).
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Protomimosoidea buchananensis Flower Fossil
Legume-like flower (Protomimosoidea buchananensis) from the Eocene Epoch (Paleogene Period). Early flower that existed about 52 million years ago. Displayed at Smithsonian National Museum on Natural History in 2010.
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