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50" Fossil Palm Frond with Insect Predation - Wyoming
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Because of their delicate structure, complete fossil palm fronds are very rare and are thus highly prized for their elegant beauty. While Wyoming's Green River Formation is famous for its plentiful array of well preserved fossil fish, the occasional complete fossil palm frond is unearthed. We are pleased to be able to offer you one of the more rare fossils from the Green River Formation.
At 50" long (longest measurement), this fossil palm is fairly large and beautifully preserved. It is cleanly presented on a 48 x 30" slab of shale which has been professionally backed and set up for wall hanging. Incredibly preserved and rare insect predation holes can even be seen running across many of its leaves! It makes for a stunning piece of wall decor which is sure to impress fossil aficionados and the everyman alike.
Unlike most palms, the coloration is natural and only some small areas have been colored where the preservation color was faded due to weathering of the stone. There is also a repaired crack through the rock/fossil that required some minor gap fill and touchup restoration. These touchups are often necessary after something has been buried for nearly 50 million years.
Measurments:
Rock - 48 x 30"
Palm - 50" longest measurement, 44.1" from base to top (parallel)
Weight - 84 lbs
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.
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.
$15,000
SPECIES
Sabalites sp.
LOCATION
Lindgren Quarry, Near Kemmerer, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation
SIZE
Rock: 48 x 30", Frond: 50" longest measurement
CATEGORY
ITEM
#318120
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