1.2" Rare Fossil Pistillate Cone Metasequoia Dawn Redwood Oligocene Age MT COA
Location: Muddy Creek Formation, Beaverhead County, Montana
Weight: 1.4 Ounces
Dimensions: 2.2 Inches Long, 2.1 Inches Wide, 0.5 Inches Thick (Plate)
Cone And Stem Dimensions: 1.2 Inches Long, 0.6 Inches Wide
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Oligocene Age 33 - 23 million years ago
The Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia) is an ancient deciduous conifer, with fossil records tracing back to the Mesozoic Era. Long considered extinct, it was rediscovered alive in central China in 1944, making it a famous living fossil. Fossil Metasequoia sheds its needles seasonally, like modern specimens. Today, this genus provides a direct connection to prehistoric forests, ancient climates, and plant evolution, and fossils are prized by paleobotanists, collectors, educators, and museums.
