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LEAVES
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UTAH
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POPLAR
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| EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Huge Bug-Eaten Poplar Leaf |
| Stock Number FPUPO23 |
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Name:
Populus wilmattae (Poplar Leaf)
Age: Eocene
Formation: Green River Formation
Location: Bonanza, Utah
Size: Leaf is 6.5'' long, 4.2'' wide!
This is an extremely unusual fossil leaf. It is a very large leaf of Populus wilmattae, a Poplar, from the Green River Formation of Utah. This heart-shaped leaf has a tight, branching base and a very long acuminate apex. The venation of the leaf is quite nice and well displayed. The LONG petiole is still tightly attached to the base of the leaf. But the unusual feature of this leaf is that the tip was partially eaten by bugs before it was fossilized! The distinct bug-eaten edges are easily seen with the naked eye. The leaf has excellent natural color and contrasts beautifully with the khaki-colored plate of matrix. This is a very rare specimen of a large, bug-eaten Poplar leaf from the Eocene.
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