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LEAVES
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MONTANA
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| Unusual "Live Oak" and "Dawn Redwood" Leaves |
| Stock Number FPMQU01 |
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Name:
Quercus simulata and Metasequoia occidentalis
Age: Oligocene
Formation: Muddy Creek
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Size: Oak leaf is about 2 inches long
This is a very unusual plate of plant fossils. It is a Quercus simulata (Live Oak) and Metasequoia occidentalis (Dawn Redwood) association from Montana. Complete oak leaves are rare from this site. This leaf has great detail - the venation and serrated borders are easily seen. There is also a Metasequoia frond preserved on the plate. This is a near-perfect example of an Oligocene oak leaf.
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