Fossilized Fish

Fish in Slate

To become preserved as a fossil, the normal processes of decay must be permanently arrested. The vast majority of fossils are found in freshwater or marine sediments, where oxygen deprived silt or clay has buried the organism soon after death. If sediment conditions remain favorable, the organisms may be preserved as a fossil. Fish are a very diverse group of vertebrates and leave a bony internal skeleton which can be recovered, many times completely intact, as the example above has been.

Fossilized Fish
Measures
approximately 9 1/4" x 7 3/4".

Fossilized Fish
Two cracks through surface layer not altering specimen. Glue reinforcement on back. Measures approximately 12" x 5 7/8".

Fossilized Shrimp
Nice example of this invertebrate sea creature that managed to survive into modern times. Has stabilized crack through center. Measures approximately 5" x 4".