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Name:
Ginkgo adiantoides
Age: Paleocene
Formation: Sentinnel Butte Formation
Location: Almont, North Dakota
Size: Leaf is 3.5 inches wide!
Here is a very displayable Ginkgo fossil. This is a Ginkgo adiantoides leaf from the Paleocene of North Dakota. This fossil leaf is quite large and preserves fine detail. The leaf has great form, and the palmate venation of the Ginkgo leaf is wonderfully displayed (difficult to see in photo). The off-white color of the leaf contrasts beautifully with the dark brown matrix. The leaf is well centered on the large plate of matrix that also contains other plant fossils on the back side. This is one of the largest Ginkgo leaves we have ever offered.
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