34" Fossil Palm Frond From Wyoming - Perfect Split!

Fossil Palm Frond From Wyoming - Perfect Split! #78248

This is an amazing piece, collected this past summer from one of the fossil fish quarries near Kemmerer, Wyoming. It is a perfect, positive and negative split on large palm (Sabalites) frond. Splits like this practically never happen, and most palm fronds available from these quarries are heavily restored (aka painted palms). Not this one, check out the photos and video of it being found for proof.

Each side of the rock measures 40" tall, 36" wide and is back with wood with wall mounting hardware installed. This piece would make for a very impressive display.

Due to the size it will need to be crated and shipped via freight on a pallet. We will include the cost of shipping to US based destinations. International shipping will be extra and will be billed after purchase. Please contact us if you need a shipping quote.

About Fossil Lake

50 million years ago, in the Eocene epoch, these fish thrived in Fossil Lake, which was fed by the Uinta and Rocky Mountain highlands. The anoxic conditions at the bottom of Fossil Lake slowed bacterial decomposition, prevented scavengers from disturbing corpses, and, most interestingly, suffocated creatures that ventured into the oxygen-starved aquatic layer. The result is a miraculous exhibition of Eocene biota: a subtropical aquatic community within sycamore forests, teeming with creatures such as freshwater stingrays, dog-sized horses, menacing alligators, early flying bats, and one of the first primates.

A view of one of the commercial quarries where fossils from the Green River Formation are collected.

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