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3.75" Paleocene Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - North Dakota
This is a beautifully preserved fossil ginkgo leaf (Ginkgo cranei) from the Sentinel Butte Formation of North Dakota. It is finely detailed and the light preservation contrasts well against the dark orangish-brown rock. The reverse side also contains two ginkgo impressions.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
During this time in the Paleocene epoch, the Ginkgo genus was only represented by a single polymorphic species, formerly described as Ginkgo adiantoides. In 2012, the taxon Ginkgo cranei was assigned in place of Ginkgo adiantoides. This species was distributed in much of the northern regions of North America, which had a hot, humid climate at the time. Its leaves were virtually indistinguishable from modern-day Ginkgo biloba. These species of Ginkgo went extinct approximately 7 million years ago.
SPECIES
Ginkgo cranei
AGE
LOCATION
Morton County, North Dakota
FORMATION
Sentinel Butte Formation
SIZE
Leaf: 3.75" long, Rock: 5.55 x 5.45"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#290787
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