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LOT 2236
Natural History - Fossil Leaf Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 5 1/8 in. (137 grams total, 7.3-13 cm).
Two matrices containing fossil leaves of the Salix sp. and a Betula sp. (birch) together with other partials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Wyoming (Green River Formation), Uintah County, Utah, USA.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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