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Wyoming State Fossil:

knightia fossil - click to see all state fossils
Photo of knightia fossil by Aldo Cavini Benedetti on Flickr -
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Knightia

Knightia was designated the official state fossil of Wyoming in 1987. An extinct genus of fish, knightia is well-known from the abundant fossils found in the Green River Formation of Wyoming. They were schooling fish and consequently fossils are frequently found in a mass. See state fossils and dinosaurs for all 50 states.

Fossil knightia from Wyoming - click to see all state fossils
Fossil knightia fish from Green River Formation,
near LaBarge, Wyoming - photo © William Tanneberger
on Flickr (all rights reserved (used by permission)

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