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EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Colorful Araucaria Cone
Stock Number  FPCON22
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Name:   Araucaria mirabilis Cone
Age:  Jurassic
Formation:  Petrified Forest
Location:  Cerro Cuadrado, Patagonia, Argentina
Size:  Each half is 3.55 inches long

Here is a beautiful Araucaria mirabilis cone from the Jurassic of Patagonia. Araucaria is closely related to the modern-day monkey-puzzle tree. The cone has been cut in half and both halves have been highly polished. The fossil has been totally replaced by silica in a multitude of wonderful green, red, and brown-hued colors. The exterior of the cone displays excellent detail - the scale pattern is clearly defined. The interior of the cone is just exquisite - the individual seeds are very distinct. This is a colorful fossil cone from the Araucaria tree of South America.