Object ID:
1922.6.10
Collection:
Dayton Natural History
Object Name:
Fossil
Dimensions:
H-0.9 W-4.2 L-12.2 cm
Kingdom:
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum:
Chordata (Chordates)
Description:
Leucichthyops vagans. Two small impressions of scales preserved on rock. One scale impression still contains some replacement material.
Scales appear grey in color.
Scales appear grey in color.
Class:
Osteichthyes (Bony Fishes)
Genus:
Leucicthyops
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Wyoming is famous for its fossils from the time of dinosaurs. While this isn't a dinosaur it is from the Cretaceous Period, 145 million to 66 million years ago. This sample of rock from the Mowry Shale contains two grey spots which are scales from a species of fish known as Leucicthyops vagans.
Species:
vagans
Fossilization:
Permineralization
Period:
Cretaceous
Formation:
Mowry Shale
Site Name:
Wyoming
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