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CONES / SEEDS
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MONTANA
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| Very Detailed Metasequoia Cone from Montana |
| Stock Number FPCON803 |
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Name:
Metasequoia occidentalis Cone
Age: Oligocene
Formation: Muddy Creek Formation
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Size: Cone is 0.8 inches long
This is a fine specimen of a cone from the ''Dawn Redwood'', Metasequoia occidentalis. This fossil is from the Oligocene Plant Deposits of Montana. The cone displays extremely fine detail. The spirally arranged scales of the cone are easily seen. The cone is still attached to its stalk, or stem. The specimen has great color and superb contrast and is well centered on the semi-rectangular plate of shale. This is a wonderful specimen of a fossil Metasequoia cone.
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