Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood) Fossil - Montana

This is a well defined 1.2" long Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood) fossil from Montana. It is Oligocene in age and the dark preservation contrasts well against the light colored shale.

The Metasequoia genus was considered extinct until a living population was discovered in China in 1941. This makes the dawn redwood a classic example of a living fossil. This matrix has two separate specimens, the larger one being 1.2" and the smaller one .8".
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Metasequoia occidentalis
LOCATION
Beaver Head County, Montana
FORMATION
Muddy Creek Formation
SIZE
Fossil is about 1.2" long on a 2.5x2.5" matrix
CATEGORY
ITEM
#27121
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