Knightia Humilis Fish Replica
$22.00
Knightia humilis fish replica is 6.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 in. The Knightia eocaena is a 1:1 scale museum-quality polyurethane resin cast for marine biology.
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Description
Knightia humilis fish replica measures 6.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 inches. The Knightia eocaena is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of original specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Knightia humilis, Green River fish or Knighta eocaena is the offical state fossil of Wyoming. They had heavy scales and small conical teeth.
Knightia humilis fish made an abundant food source for larger Eocene predators. The Green River Formation has yielded many fossils of larger fish species preying on them.
In Knighta fish, rows of dorsal and ventral scutes run from the back of the head to the medial fins.
Researches have found specimens of Diplomystus, Lepisosteus, and Amphiplaga with them in either their jaws or stomachs.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Actinopterygii
- Order: Clupeiformes
- Family: Clupeidae
- Subfamily: Pellonulinae
- Genus: Knightia
- Species: K. eocaena
- Type species: Knightia eocaena
- Conservation Status: Extinct
Enhance your lake exhibit by paring the knighta humilis fish replica with the diplomystus dentatus fish plaque replica to visually illustrate how larger Green River predators actively hunted these small, abundant schooling fish.
Introduce the phareodus testis fish replica to track how different ancient lineages shared the exact same freshwater lakes and rivers of North America. Add the dapedium punctatus fossil replica to contrast ancient, flat-scale with heavy-scaled Jurassic ray-finned fish.
Additional information
| Weight | 4.5 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6.5 × 4.0 × 2.0 in |
| Knightia Humilis Fish Facts: | Kingdom: Animalia |
