FOSSIL FISH - 395 million years old - Orkney Isles, Scotland
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395 million years old
Hill of Cruaday, Orkney Isles, 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 ‘Sandwick Fish Bed’ – part of the Old Red Sandstone.
395 million years old
Hill of Cruaday, Orkney Isles, 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 ‘Sandwick Fish Bed’ – part of the Old Red Sandstone.
Size: 14 x 7 x 2.5 centimetres
Weight: 586 grams
