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Name:
Macginitiea wyomingensis (Sycamore Leaf)
Age: Eocene
Formation: Green River Formation
Location: Douglas Pass, Colorado
Size: Leaf is 6.5 inches long
This is an excellent fossil leaf. It is a large Macginitiea wyomingensis (Sycamore Leaf) from the Green River Formation of Colorado. This leaf is wonderfully complete - all five lobes of the leaf are present and beautifully displayed. The entire (slightly serrated in places) margins of the leaf are easily seen, and the venation is clearly defined. An extremely long, complete petiole is still tightly attached to the base of the leaf. The natural, dark-brown color of the leaf contrasts strikingly with the lighter-colored matrix. The fossil is well centered on the rectangular plate of shale. This is a very displayable specimen of a large Sycamore leaf from Douglas Pass.
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