5.25" Fossil Plant (Metasequoia, Betula leopoldae) Plate - McAbee, BC

Fossil Plant (Metasequoia, Betula leopoldae) Plate - McAbee, BC #248776

This is a fossil leaf plate from the McAbee fossil beds of British Columbia, Canada. It contains a sprig of leaves from the genus Metasequoia measuring 2.85". Additionally, there is a partial leaf of the species Betula leopoldae measuring 2 inches long, as well as some overlying leaves possibly related to the genus Decodon, the larger of which is 2.25 inches long.

The Tranquille Shale was formed by an ancient lake where the fossils were preserved in a fine layer of silt that built up over the years as diatoms in the lake bloomed and died. In 2012 the McAbee Fossil Bed was acquired by the Canadian government and declared a Canadian Heritage Site, so no additional material will be coming to the market from the site.

Disclaimer: We are not paleobotanists and as such our identification of these leaves may not be 100% accurate. We try our best to provide the most accurate result, but occasionally we fall short.