| Object ID |
1998.2.1 |
| Object Name |
Clupea harengus |
| Accession# |
1998.2 |
| Description |
Fossilized herring in sandstone matrix. Typewritten paper tag on back reads, "HERRING LOWER EOCENE 50,000,000 YEARS OLD". |
| Age |
Adult |
| The Major Collection Name |
Natural History Collection |
| How old it might be |
53 million BP |
| Elements |
Impression of whole fish in sandstone matrix |
| Epoch |
Eocene |
| Era |
Cenozoic |
| Family |
Clupeidae |
| Formation |
Meridian, Mississippi |
| Genus |
Clupea |
| Habitat |
Marine |
| Kingdom |
Animalia (Animals) |
| How new it might be |
38 million BP |
| Material |
Stone/Fossilized Animal |
| Nat History class |
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) |
| Nat History order |
Clupeiformes (Herring, shad, sardines) |
| Period |
Tertiary |
| Phylum |
Vertebrata (Chordata Sub-phylum) |
| Preservation methods |
Fossilization |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary |
| Sex |
Unknown |
