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THBStunning Fossilized Priscacara Fish in Sandstone Matrix
Lot 85
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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North America, Western United States, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene, ca. 40 million years ago. This is a remarkably well preserved fossilized Priscacara fish encased in a stone matrix from the "18 inch" layer of the Green River Formation. Priscacara or nicknamed "Prisky" is known for its sunfish-like body with prominent dorsal and anal spines that are on full display in this specimen! The body of the fish is excavated and slightly recessed in the surface, the matrix layers once covering the fossil are cut away to reveal not only the bones but the remains of the soft tissue! The deep umber brown of this fossilized fish contrasts nicely against the beige sandstone matrix, and this stone is mounted on a wood panel for future display hardware. Size of fish: 10" L x 5" W (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm) matrix: 13.125" L x 1.125" W x 7.5" H (33.3 cm x 2.9 cm x 19 cm)
The Eocene stage was the warmest of the Cenozoic (our current era), with an average mean temperature around 86 F (30 C); for comparison, the average mean temperature in the last seventy years is around 58 F (14 C). Although the map of the Earth's surface would have been very recognizable to us today, with most of the continents in place and India moving close to its current position, there were almost no ice caps and huge swaths of the landscape were covered with water. During the Cretaceous period and into the early Paleocene - just before the Eocene, a vast inland sea covered the center of North America, known as the Western Interior Seaway. This ancient world was ruled by fish and aquatic plants, like those preserved in this slab.
Provenance: private Berthoud, Colorado, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#171632Professionally prepared and excavated. Repaired, stable fissure radiating from lower edge of matrix and across fish fossil, nearly indiscernible and does not affect presentation. Amazing preservation to details. Matrix is mounted on a wood board for display and reinforcement.Condition
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