2.6" Detailed Aleurites Glandulosa Fossil Plant Leaf Eocene Green River Formation Utah
Location: Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah
Weight: 2.6 Ounces
Dimensions: 3.7 Inches Long, 2.9 Inches Wide, 0.2 Inches Thick (Plate)
Leaf Dimensions: 2.6 Inches Long, 2.4 Inches Wide
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Eocene Age 54 million years ago
Aleurites Glandulosa Leaf
Although the Green River Formation is best known for its exceptional fish fossils, its fossil record also features a wide variety of plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates, including reptiles and mammals. Eocene stromatolites are also present. The willow leaf exhibits clear venation, while a tiny insect, although less well-preserved, is also part of the finds. Insects are rare in Green River fossils.
Fossils from the early Middle Eocene shales of the Green River Formation, found in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, are abundant, indicating that the family was a significant part of the vegetation surrounding the large lakes where these shales accumulated.
