1.1" Caesalpinia Pecorae Divi Divi Trees Fossil Plant Leaf Eocene Age Uintah Utah
Location: Green River Formation, Uintah County Utah
Weight: 3.4 Ounces
Dimensions: 2.9 Inches Long, 2 Inches Wide, 0.6 Inches Thick (Plate)
Leaf Dimensions: 1.1 Inches Long, 0.5 Inches Wide
The item pictured is the one you will receive.
This is a genuine fossil.
Eocene Age 56 million years ago
Caesalpinia Pecorae Divi Divi Tree is a leguminous tree or large shrub native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
While the Green River Formation is a Lagerstätte most known for its exquisite fish fossils, the fossil flora and fauna are truly diverse, including plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates (including reptiles, and mammals) with even Eocene stromatolites represented. This willow leaf shows nice venation. There is also a tiny insect, not so well preserved. Insects are not commonly seen in Green River fossils.
Fossil representatives are abundant in shales of the early Middle Eocene of the Green River Formation in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, and it is clear that the family was an important component of vegetation that surrounded the large lakes in which these shales were deposited.
