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EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Detailed Sycamore Leaf
Stock Number  FPUPW708
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Name:   Macginitiea wyomingensis (Sycamore Leaf)
Age:  Eocene
Formation:  Green River Formation
Location:  Douglas Pass, Colorado
Size:  Leaf is 5.6 inches across!

This is a top quality fossil leaf. It is a beautiful Macginitiea wyomingensis (Sycamore) leaf from the Green River Formation of Colorado. This large leaf is wonderfully complete - all five lobes of the leaf are present and beautifully displayed. The entire, serrated margins of the leaf are easily seen, and the venation is clearly defined. A petiole (stem) is still tightly attached to the base of the leaf. The natural brown color of the leaf contrasts strikingly with the lighter-colored matrix. The fossil is beautifully displayed on the squared plate of shale. This is a very collectible specimen of a fabulous Sycamore leaf from the Eocene.