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Name:
Sequoia dakotensis
Age: Cretaceous
Formation: Hell Creek Formation
Location: Montana
Size: Cone is almost 1 inch long
Here is an extremely interesting plant fossil. This is a Sequoia dakotensis cone from the Cretaceous of Montana. Sequoia is typically found in well-drained lowland sites, usually terraces in river valleys. This cone has been extracted from the surrounding matrix and is totally 3-dimensional in preservation. The ovoid cone has spirally arranged, peltate scales. This is a very unique cone of a fossil Redwood from Montana.
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