Eocene Parrotfish Mouthplate Fossil Collection

These fossils are from an extinct type of parrotfish that was roaming around Florida in the Eocene, long, long before even the iconic megalodon was roaming these same seas. These are beautiful and often colorful reef fish today and the type that these belonged to likely was as well. The fossils are incredibly well preserved considering their age, which is closer to the age of dinosaurs than to us.