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Report Fossil
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By PRK
Bristlemouth
Kingdom: Animalia
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Miocene
International Age: most likely Late Miocene
unknown Formation
Collector: Prk
Acquired by: Field Collection
Length: 2 cm
unknown
California
United States
Though the exact age and location is unknown, this is an excellent example of a deep water fish found usually at depths exceeding 1000 feet. Even the small bioluminescent light organs (photophores) are preserved as small dots along the ventral region of the tail section.
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