Natural History - Fossil Leaves and Snout Beetle in Matrix

EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 48 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 3/8 in. (702 grams, 13.7 cm).

Rectangular sedimentary block with embedded leaves with evidence for damage by weevils feeding on the lakeside vegetation. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Green River shales, Wyoming, U.S.A.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2833