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LEAVES
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UTAH
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| Large Sumac Leaf From The Eocene |
| Stock Number FPURH03 |
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Name:
Rhus nigricans
Age: Eocene
Formation: Green River Formation
Location: Bonanza, Utah
Size: Leaf is 3.1" including petiole.
This is an extremely good specimen of Rhus nigricans, a sumac, from the Green River Formation of Utah. This asymmetrical leaf has a cuneate base and the margins of the leaf are extremely dentate. A short petiole is still attached to the leaf. The dark brown fossil contrasts nicely with the tannish-gray matrix. It is well positioned on the rectangular plate of shale. This is a fine sumac leaf from the Eocene of Utah.
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