Three Fossil Leaves - Green River Formation, Utah

This is three fossil leaves from the Green River Formation, Utah. It contains two willow (Salix) leaves, the largest is 2.2" long and one .9" Mimosites leaf. All are in very good condition.

While the Green River Formation is best know for its fish fossils, other areas produce incredible plant fossils.

Comes with an acrylic 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.
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SPECIES
Salix cockerelli, Mimosites coloradensis
LOCATION
Uintah County, Utah
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
2.2" largest salix, .9" mimosites, 10.0 x 5.2" shale
ITEM
#117967
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