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I am new here and not well educated on fossils.  I love fossils and rocks and the such.  This piece belonged to my parents.  I'm trying to figure out what type of fish it is.  I'm also hoping this is a real fossil.  The piece it is embedded  into some type of slab of rock.  I appreciate any type of help on this item.  I know there are no appraisals here but does anyone know where I would take it to get some type of idea?  I live in the Columbia, SC area.  Thank you. 

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What size is it? Either Knightia eocaena or Gosiutichthys parvus. I would guess Gosiutichthys.

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It is about 4.25 inches long and about 1.5 inches from the top of the fin to the bottom of the belly.  

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I agree, this is a Knightia eocaena from the Green River Formation.

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In terms of size it is Knightia, and not Gosiutichthys.

Gosiutichthys can be distinguished from Knightia by the fin rays of the anal fin: Gosiutichtys has 9 - 11 fin rays - Knightia 13-15.

 

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Thank you all for your help.  My parents lived in California but traveled to the Pacific Northwest and Colorado, Wyoming and those states.  I'm not sure where my step-dad got it but he collected all kinds of stuff for years.  Now I at least know what it is.  Thanks a million!

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10 minutes ago, oilshale said:

In terms of size it is Knightia, and not Gosiutichthys.

Gosiutichthys can be distinguished from Knightia by the fin rays of the anal fin: Gosiutichtys has 9 - 11 fin rays - Knightia 13-15.

 

Would I be correct in guessing that the preservation looks like that seen in the area of Lake Gosiute? 

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Could be.  :shrug:

The Green River Formation meanders a bit throughout the Wyoming/Colorado/Utah area, as far as I know. So it could be from a number of different areas.

I am not personally familiar with the preservation at other localities, other than the ones in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

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Reminds me a bit of Farson.

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That would probably do it. :)

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