2.2" Fossil Leaf Nodule - Hell Creek

This is a 2.2" fossil leaf nodule from the Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation on our partner's private quarry in Bowman, North Dakota. It is preserved inside a sandstone concretion. Many species of angiosperms (flowering plants) have been described from the Hell Creek Formation, making identification difficult. This specimen lacks enough detail to properly identify.

The Hell Creek Formation

Renowned for both its age and rich sedimentary layers, the Hell Creek Formation is one of the most intensively studied fossil-bearing regions on Earth. To date, scientists have documented 158 genera of animals and 64 genera of plants from its rocks, with new finds emerging regularly. Beyond iconic dinosaurs such as tyrannosaurs, ceratopsians, and hadrosaurs, the formation has produced an extraordinary array of life, including amphibians, reptiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, fish, sharks, birds, and early mammals. Together, these fossils provide the most complete picture of the ecosystems that thrived just before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Unidentified
LOCATION
Bowman, North Dakota
FORMATION
Hell Creek Formation
SIZE
2.2" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#253102
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