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Severn's Studio: Knightia alta

A dark brown fish fossil with almost black face faces left on a stippled tan stone. The fish is football-shaped. Below the fish is a centimeter ruler and the edge of the rock is visible on top left and bottom right.

The deep-bodied Knightia alta was more common in contemporary Lake Gosiute than in Fossil Lake. Specimen is approximately 11 cm long. Catalog number FOBU13444.

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Fossil Butte National Monument, Code: FOBU

Fossil Butte National Monument, Lincoln County, Wyoming
Latitude: 41.8563003540039, Longitude: -110.762001037598

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