1.1" Fossil Rose Leaf With Cranefly - Green River Formation, Utah

Fossil Rose Leaf With Cranefly - Green River Formation, Utah #118017

This is a 1.1" fossil rose (Rosa) leaf and a .8" cranefly (Tipulidae) from the Green River Formation in Utah. The leaf is in good condition and shows the primary vein; the cranefly shows very detailed preservation, especially under magnification.

While the Green River Formation is best know for its fish fossils from around Kemmerer, other areas of the Formation produce incredible plant and insect fossils.

This specimen includes an acrylic display stand.

A note on Green River leaf identifications. Over 60 described leaf bearing plants have been identified from this formation, many of which have very similar leaves. We have done our best to provide identifications based on the resources available to us, but we are not paleobotany experts and cannot guarantee that all will be 100% correct.