5.5" Priscacara serrata Fossil Fish | Green River Formation | Natural Specimen

Priscacara serrata 100% Natural, no restoration  Eocene (51.98 Million Years Ago)  Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA  In Stone Fossils Private Quarry   Fish approx. size: 5.5" Plate approx. size: 8.5" x 5.5"   Order Perciformes Family Moronidae - C. liops, P. serrata, H. hypsacantha, and undescribed Priscacara & Hypsiprisca species P. serrata is perhaps the most popular and sought after of the Green River Formation fish fossils. The Moronidae are a family of perciform fishes, commonly called the temperate basses. P. serrata is an uncommon find compared to Cockerellites liops, which are often confused without proper examination and preparation. P. serrata are typically larger than C. liops.   Priscacara serrata is a deep-bodied, laterally compressed fish exhibiting a sunfish-like profile. It typically reaches lengths of 6 to 16 inches (15 to 40 cm), though smaller and larger specimens occur. Its distinguishing features include: A prominent dorsal fin with both spiny and soft-ray