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Name:
Multiple Leaf Plate
Age: Eocene
Formation: Green River Formation
Location: Douglas Pass, Colorado
Size: Plate is 8.9 inches across
Here is a very large plate of fossil leaves from the Green River Formation of Colorado. There are at least six different leaves on the plate. In the center of the slab are two excellent Allophylus flexifolia. Very close to the Allophylus is a pair of Mimosites leaves. A fine Salix cockerelli (Willow) is in the upper left of the plate. Most of the leaves still have the petioles attached and exhibit fine detail. The venation of the leaves is quite evident. The fossils have great color and contrast and are nicely presented on the semi-rectangular plate of shale. This is a very displayable plate of fossil leaves from Colorado.
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