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3.5" Shale With Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia) Fossils - Montana
This is a Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia occidentalis) fossil from the Muddy Creek Formation of Beaver Head County, Montana. This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand.
There is a repaired crack through the shale.
There is a repaired crack through the shale.
About Metasequoia
The Metasequoia genus was long believed to be extinct and known only from the fossil record until a remarkable discovery in 1941 revealed a living population in China. This extraordinary find made the dawn redwood one of the most famous examples of a “living fossil” — a species once thought lost to time, yet still surviving in a limited modern range.
The Metasequoia genus was long believed to be extinct and known only from the fossil record until a remarkable discovery in 1941 revealed a living population in China. This extraordinary find made the dawn redwood one of the most famous examples of a “living fossil” — a species once thought lost to time, yet still surviving in a limited modern range.
$25
SPECIES
Metasequoia occidentalis
LOCATION
Beaver Head County, Montana
FORMATION
Muddy Creek Formation
SIZE
Shale: 3.5 x 3.3"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#356485
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