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Excellent Allophylus Leaf Centered On Matrix
Stock Number  FPUAL05

Name:   Allophylus flexifolia
Age:  Eocene
Formation:  Green River
Location:  Bonanza, Utah
Size:  Leaf is 3.1" including petiole.

This is a "textbook" specimen of Allophylus flexifolia from the Green River Shale. The specimen is complete and exhibits excellent detail. The undulate margins are nicely defined and the tiny tip of the leaf is intact. The short petiole is complete and attached to the leaf. The fossil has great color and superb contrast. It is almost perfectly centered on the rectangular block of matrix. This is a very fine specimen of Allophylus from the Eocene of Utah.