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Name:
Ginkgo biloba Leaves
Age: Paleocene
Formation: Sentinnel Butte Formation
Location: Almont, North Dakota
Size: Plate is 6.85 inches tall
Here is a very nice plate of Ginkgo fossils. These are Ginkgo biloba from the Paleocene of North Dakota. These classic fossil leaves preserve very fine detail. The leaves have great form, and the palmate venation of the Ginkgo leaves is wonderfully displayed. These fan-like leaves have beautiful golden-white color, which contrasts beautifully with the orange-brown matrix. The leaves are well showcased on the large plate of matrix that also contains a textbook Cyclocarya brownii, a winged Juglandaceous fruiting body, . This is a very collectible double example of classic fossil Ginkgo leaves and winged fruit - the only plate we've seen with two Ginkgo leaves and a Cyclocarya fruit on the same slab.
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