Photo: National Park Service, Fossil Butte National Monument
- Order
- Amiiformes
- Family
- Amiidae
- Size
- About 74.3 cm / 29.3 in
A Fossil Lake bowfin with a long jaw and pointed teeth — a possible apex predator.
The closely related Amia genus survives today with the North American A. calva species. The long jaw and pointed teeth found on A. pattersoni specimens are indicators of a possible apex predator.
Species text: National Park Service, Fossil Butte National Monument — Fossil Fish Species.