FOSSIL FISH - 395 million years old - Caithness, Scotland
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395 million years old
Caithness, Scotland
During the Devonian period Britain lay just south of the equator and the climate was hot and arid. A freshwater lake existed where Orkney now lies which contained large numbers of fish that have been preserved in beautiful detail.
This fossil is from the Caithness Flagsone – part of the Old Red Sandstone.
395 million years old
Caithness, Scotland
During the Devonian period Britain lay just south of the equator and the climate was hot and arid. A freshwater lake existed where Orkney now lies which contained large numbers of fish that have been preserved in beautiful detail.
This fossil is from the Caithness Flagsone – part of the Old Red Sandstone.
Presented in a lidded gift box.
Size: approx. 11 x 5 x 1 centimetres
Weight: 130 grams