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Large Sumac Leaf with Dentate Margins
Stock Number  FPU307
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Name:   Rhus nigricans (Sumac Leaf)
Age:  Eocene
Formation:  Green River Formation
Location:  Bonanza, Utah
Size:  Leaf is almost 3 inches long

This is a very fine specimen of Rhus nigricans, a Sumac leaf, from the Green River Formation of Utah. This leaf is quite large for the type and is wonderfully complete. This type of leaf has an asymmetrical base and extremely dentate margins. The venation is easily seen, and even the tip of the leaf is intact. The dark brown color of the fossil plant contrasts beautifully with the khaki-colored matrix. The distinct leaf is well centered on the natural plate of shale. This is simply an excellent example of a Sumac leaf from the Eocene.

This fossil was collected and obtained legally, and is also being sold legally.