Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Pyrite a ghost or phantom of

a ghost or phantom of the crystal during its formation still remaining in the interior

Each contains at least one (most several) clearly visible insect

reminiscent of the famed logo of Mercedez Benz

These well preserved and larger-sized fossils originate from the Monterey Formation in California

Copper is a so-called native metal

Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Pyrite a ghost or phantom ofDuring the Eocene, 40 50 million years ago, vast shoals of freshwater fish inhabited a large shallow inland sea across the American West. The herring like fish of the genus Knightia were far and away the most abundant freshwater fish during this era, and because of this they are one of the most frequently found vertebrate fossils on earth. Originating from the famed Green River Formation in Wyoming, fossils of Knightia eocaena and their close