New Members SableSine Posted September 23 New Members Share Posted September 23 I recently made a trip to Kemmerer and found a amphiplaga brachyptera which is a just around half an inch, (just smaller then a penny and just bigger then a dime). It led me to ask what is the smallest specimen found, and how small are fry usually? Google doesn't have many answers, maybe because it's a rare fish and (not fully sure) was a relatively new classification. Any answers would be great, and I'll add the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) This is not an Amphiplaga but a Mioplosus. There are two dorsal fins. Edited September 23 by oilshale 1 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members SableSine Posted September 23 Author New Members Share Posted September 23 Dang... I see it so clearly now I just trusted the head of my schools geology/fossil museum. I'm still curious about how small they got though any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 This can happen to anyone. I have just looked at my specimens of "Amphiplaga" again and discovered that I have also misclassified a fish as Amphiplaga (instead of Knightia). Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 To answer the size question, I would think a few millimeters would be the smallest fry that could be seen/found. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 when I think about other sites it was not possible to see fishes with less of 5 mm... Never seen Fishes from Wyoming below the shown one, really a tiny one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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