.5" Fossil Plant - Green River Formation, Colorado

Fossil Plant - Green River Formation, Colorado #278137

This is a .5" fossil plant part of an unidentified species from the Green River Formation of Colorado. Based on its shape and relatively thick stem, this could likely be a fruit or seed. While the Green River Formation is best know for its fish fossils, other areas produce incredible plant fossils.

This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand.

A note on Green River leaf identifications. Over 60 described leaf bearing plants have been identified from this formation, many of which have very similar leaves. We have done our best to provide identifications based on the resources available to us, but we are not paleobotany experts and cannot guarantee that all will be 100% correct.

$15

SPECIES

Unidentified

AGE

Eocene (~51 million years)