Phareodus encaustus fish fossil

Phareodus encaustus is readily distinguished by its long pectoral fin and large pointed teeth. The teeth testify to the fish likely carnivorous behavior and so too the scales often found preserved in te stomach. The name means “to give a tooth”. A member of amily Osteoglossidae, it has extant cousins found in Central south America and south Asia.

  • 30 × 21 cm ( 12” - 8.25”)

    Eocene, about 50 - 33.9 million years

  • USA collection

    Ex Estates unlimited inc .2008

  • Wyoming USA

    the Green River Formation

  • € 550,—