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CONES / SEEDS
UTAH
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Very Detailed Fruiting Body From The Sycamore Tree |
Stock Number FPSU29 |
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Name:
Platanus wyomingensis (Sycamore Fruit)
Age: Eocene
Formation: Green River Formation
Location: Bonanza, Utah
Size: Fruit is 0.65 inches across
This is a gorgeous example of a fruiting body from Platanus wyomingensis, a sycamore. This specimen is from the Green River Formation of Utah. This "sycamore ball" exhibits outstanding detail and has extraordinary, natural coloration. The dark brown fruit contrasts beautifully with the grayish-tan matrix. The fossil is well presented on the somewhat rectangular plate of shale. This is a beautiful specimen of this unusual fruiting body from the Eocene.
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