Lot 1122
50 Million Year Old Extinct Bass. This large museum quality 15 x 10.25 inch limestone slab contains an exquisitely preserved Priscarara sp. fish from the famous Green River Wyoming area. This fish is a piece of artwork that has been carefully airbrushed by the master preparer of Green River fish, E.G. Ulrich. Not only has the fish been artistically prepared but also the matrix with 65% of the matrix being a cream colored limestone and the rest of the matrix having a rust red color from a high iron deposit. Priscarara was an extinct ancestor of the Bass and is quite distinctive with its thick dorsal and ventral fins. This fish measure 4.5 inches long and is an attractive dark brown color nicely contrasting the cream colored limestone matrix. The detail is superb with all bones and fins finely detailed. The slab is completely original and signed by E.G. Ulrich and ready to be hung as a piece of natural art.
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Estimated Value $550 - 750.
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| Realized $552 |
