Garfish | Atractosteus simplex | Green River Formation | Wyoming Jasper Youngite is a local name

Youngite is a local name applied to agatized brecciated jasper that is often found encrusted in chalcedony

including horses

The surface ornamentation is predominantly smooth

Their limbs were four powerful flippers that made a flying movement to propel the plesiosaur through the water

Garfish | Atractosteus simplex | Green River Formation | Wyoming Jasper Youngite is a local nameAtractosteus simplex Eocene (51. 98 million years) Green River Formation, Wyoming In Stone Fossils Private Quarry Plate approx. size: 32. 75" x 24. 75" Gar fish approx. size: 26" long This beautiful specimen has had absolutely no repair or restoration. An interesting feature of this specimen is that part of the spinal column is protruding through the scales. Usually you do not see the backbone on Gar fish because it remains buried beneath the scales.