GALERIE HARTER Decorative Art

This sculptural stone mural features fossil fish from the Green River Formation: two Diplomystus dentatus and three Knightia eocaena. These fish are Eocene era fossils...

This sculptural stone mural features three Knightia eocaena, all of which are Eocene Era fossil fish from the Green River Formation. These fossil fish are ...

Wonderful Liberty of London silk scarf from 1975 commemorating Liberty of London’s 100th year. It is beautifully decorated with a Hera pea...

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armoured plates, has been exquisitely preserved and recovered from the Holzmaden Oil Shale of south Germany. The crocodile was once buried in fine, muddy sediment 195 million years ago at the bottom of the Tethys Ocean, which once existed between Europe and Africa. The calm, deep water provided a rare anoxic (without oxygen) environment, which prevented the skeleton from any significant decomposition before burial. The mud has since been compressed into oil shale, leaving the immense skeleton completely in-tact. This specimen is one of the few skeletons of Steneosaurus bollensis ever to be discovered. We can deduce much about the life of this reptile from the size and perfect preservation of the piece. Similar to present-day crocodiles, we can see that the two front limbs of the Steneosaurus are much shorter than the back two. This indicates that crocodile ancestors were bipedal; indeed, we believe that crocodiles evolved from the same reptile species as the dinosaurs and airborne pterosaurs. Dinosaurs ruled the lands during the late Triassic and early Jurassic. This made terrestrial life increasingly difficult for ancestral crocodiles, as there were many predators and prey was scarce. However, the seas were rich in fish, shellfish, starfish, crabs, squid… You can even see fossil belemnite guards (bullet shells of squid-like organisms) and the beautiful spiral shells of ammonites preserved around the crocodile skeleton...

Small German Majolica Flowers Plate circa 1900.

This richly textured fossil fish mural features two Diplomystus dentatus, a Mioplosus labracoides, a Priscacara serrata, a Cockerellites liops, and five Knightia eocaena in a command...

This irregularly shaped fossil mural features a dynamic flow of exquisitely preserved, 50 million year old fossil fish. The fossils include a Notogoneus osculus, a Diplomystus dentat...

This sculptural stone triptych features a beautiful array of fossil fish: three Diplomystus dentatus, four Cockerellites liops, and twelve Knightia eocaena are all preserved in an el...

A dynamic array of fossil fish flow through this superlative stone mural. A large Phareodus testis, three Diplomystus dentatus, a Cockerellites liops, and nine Knightia eocaena are f...

This is an elegant palm flower specimen which was quarried from our private fossil quarry in the renowned Green River Formation in Wyoming. Fine quality fossil plant specimens from the Green River Formation are rare in general, and as each palm tree produces only a single palm flower per year, palm flowers are among our rarest finds. This exquisitely preserved fossil palm...

This dramatic stone triptych features a beautiful flow of fossil fish: six Diplomystus dentatus, three Cockerellites liops, and five Knightia eocaena. The delicate beige color of thi...

This fossil fish mural features three Diplomystus dentatus and three Knightia eocaena in a richly hued limestone. The deep colors of our prized "Steel Blue Lake" layer are beautifull...