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Very Large Poplar Leaf with Great Venation
Stock Number  FPUPOX20
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Name:   Populus wilmattae (Poplar Leaf)
Age:  Eocene
Formation:  Green River Formation
Location:  Bonanza, Utah
Size:  Leaf is 4.8 inches long

This is an extremely large fossil leaf. It is a fine 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 distinct and easily seen with the naked eye. Part of the petiole is still tightly attached to the base of the leaf. The slightly bug-eaten leaf has excellent natural color and contrasts beautifully with the khaki-colored plate of matrix. This is a very displayable specimen of a large Poplar leaf from the Eocene.