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Excellent Hackberry Leaf From Colorado
Stock Number  FPUCE03

Name:   Celtis mccoshii
Age:  Eocene
Formation:  Green River Formation
Location:  Douglas Pass, Colorado
Size:  Leaf is 2.8 inches long including petiole.

This is a very nice specimen of Celtis mccoshii, a hackberry leaf, from the Green River Formation of Colorado. The lance-shaped leaf has great venation. The serrated margins of the leaf are quite evident. A very distinct petiole is attached to the leaf. The hackberry leaf has excellent color and contrasts nicely with the tannish matrix. It is beautifully centered on the natural matrix plate. This is an excellent specimen of a hackberry leaf from the Eocene of Colorado.