Knightia Alta Fish

Period: Eocene epoch (50 - 40 Million years ago)

Range: North America and Asia

Habitat: freshwater lakes and rivers

Size: 6- 10 cm

Diet: Algae, insects, and small fish

Knightia is an extinct genus of bony fish that lived in the freshwater lakes and rivers of North America and Asia during the Eocene epoch, approximately 50 - 40 Million years ago. It is one of the most commonly excavated fish fossils in the world, with hundreds occasionally being found in a single square metre of fossiliferous rock. Due to this evidence of mass mortality, and the known behaviour of closely related modern-day fish such as herring and sardines, it is believed that these fish lived in large shoals of hundreds of individuals.

Frame: Satin finished acrylic

Mount: 300 GSM acid free card stock with a 2 mm bevelled edge matboard border

Display: Self standing frame or wall hanging bracket

Dimensions: 16 x 16 x 6 cm

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