Amia pattersoni was a large bowfin fish–– so called because of the arcing curve of their dorsal fin –– that lived throughout North America, Asia, and Europe from the late Cretaceous to the early Eocene. They are one of several bowfin species found in the Green River Formation. They were predators of the freshwater environs of Green River and are often found fossilized with smaller fish in their mouths or stomachs.
Amia pattersoni was a large bowfin fish–– so called because of the arcing curve of their dorsal fin –– that lived throughout North America, Asia, and Europe from the late Cretaceous to the early Eocene. They are one of several bowfin species found in the Green River Formation. They were predators of the freshwater environs of Green River and are often found fossilized with smaller fish in their mouths or stomachs.