Plant Fossils
A wonderful assortment of fossil leaves, petrified wood, cycads, fern fossils, etc. will be offered. Our first assortment wiill be the beautiful and rare leaves from the Green River formation of estern Utah and western Colorado. Posted plant material includes the following.
Green River Fm. Fossil Leaves
Coming August 31, 2023...
- Osmanthus praemissa (Tea)$85.00
A Top Quality Osmanthus praemissa leaf from the Green River Fm., Douglas Pass, Garfield Co., Colorado. The Osmanthus praemissa is a Tea plant from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. An excellent display piece!
GL10 SIZE: 2-7/8" x 5/8" Plate size: 3" x 2-3/8"
Note - Adding 20 Green River Fm. Fossil leaves in August 2023 --> Link to Green River Fossil Leaves
Learn More - Quercus cuneatus (Oak)$85.00
A Top Quality Quercus cuneatus leaf from the Green River Fm., Douglas Pass, Garfield Co., Colorado. The Quercus cuneatus is an Oak leaf from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. An excellent display piece!
GL17 SIZE: 2" x 7/8" Plate size: 3-5/8" x 2-3/4"
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Learn More - Celtis mccoshii ( Hackberry)$85.00
A Top Quality Celtis mccoshii leaf from the Green River Fm., Cowboy Canyon, Bonanza Co., Utah. The Celtis mccoshii is a Hackberry tree from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. A special display piece!
GL21 SIZE: 3-1/4" x 11/16" Plate size: 4-7/8" x 4"
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Learn More - Oreopanax elongatum$85.00
A Top Quality Oreopanax elongatum leaf from the Green River Fm., Cowboy Canyon, Bonanza Co., Utah. The Oreopanax elongatum is a leaf from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. An excellent old collection display piece!
GL41 SIZE: 6-1/2" x 13/16" Plate size: 7-3/8" x 3-1/2"
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Learn More - Astronium truncatum$85.00
A Top Quality Astronium truncatum leaf the from Green River Fm., Douglas Pass, Garfield Co., Colorado. The Astronium truncatum is a tree from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. An exceptional old collection display piece! Please note that quarries are now shut down.
GL26 SIZE: 2" x 1-3/16" Plate size: 3" x 3"
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Learn More - Tietea singularis - Tree Fern$85.00
A Top Quality Tietea singularis, petrified Tree Fern, trunk slice from the Maranhão Basin, NE Brazil. This tree fern was from the Pedra do Fogo Formation and is Permian age age (265 MYA). Both sides are polished. The interior is highly vascular with unqiue pores and channels that have been silicified into agate. Trunk slice thickness is 3/16" and makes a great display. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and color. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional old collection display piece!
PW21 SIZE: 7" x 6-1/4" x 3/16" thick
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Learn More - Platanus - Petrified Wood - Oregon$85.00
A Top Quality Platanus wyomingensis, a petrified Sycamore limb section, from McDermitt, Oregon. This petrified wood is from the Trent Fm and is Miocene age (20 MYA). A natural fossil wood section with one end polished. Limb section length is 8-1/4" and makes an excellent display. This piece exhibits good preservation and color. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional old collection display piece! Note - This items weighs 4 lbs and will require a shipping supplement to free shipping offers.
PW13 SIZE: 2-5/8" x 2-3/8" x 8-1/4" long
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Learn More - Petrified Wood - Texas$85.00
A LARGE, Top Quality Oligocene petrified wood section display from Texas. This petrified wood is Eocene age (36 MYA). A natural fossil wood section relaced by silica with well perserved surfaces, and it is quite heavy. This piece exhibits good preservation and color. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional old collection display piece! Perfect for an aquarium or terrarium. Note - This items weighs 22 lbs and will require a shipping supplement to free shipping offers.
PW08 SIZE: 18" x 7" x 5" thick
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Learn More - Lepidodendron$85.00
A Top Quality Lepidodendron section from Llewellen, Pennsylvania. The Lepidodendron is extinct genus of tree-sized primitive lycopsid plants that evolved during the Pennsylvanian Period. They are large vascular plants which is related to todays club mosses. This specimen is well preserved with dimple-like depressions covering the outer surface. Pennsylvanian age. (300 mya). It weighs 2.5 pounds. Authenticity guaranteed.
FN04 SIZE: 4-5/8" x 3-1/8"
Note - Adding 4 fern / Lepidodendron specimens in December 2023 --> Link to Fossil Ferns
- Lepidodendron$85.00
A Top Quality Lepidodendron section from Llewellen, Pennsylvania. The Lepidodendron is extinct genus of tree-sized primitive lycopsid plants that evolved during the Pennsylvanian Period. They are large vascular plants which is related to todays club mosses. This specimen is well preserved with dimple-like depressions covering the outer surface. Pennsylvanian age. (300 mya). It weighs 2.5 pounds. Authenticity guaranteed.
FN03 SIZE: 4-5/8" x 3"
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- Fraxinus flexifolia (Ash)$80.00
A Top Quality Fraxinus flexifolia leaf from the Green River Fm., Cowboy Canyon, Bonanza Co., Utah. The Fraxinus flexifolia is an Ash leaf from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. An exceptional display piece!
GL03 SIZE: 2-7/8" x 3/4" Plate size: 4-5/8" x 4"
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Learn More - Beilschmiedia eocenica (Laurel)$75.00
A Top Quality Beilschmiedia eocenica leaf from the Green River Fm., Douglas Pass, Garfield Co., Colorado. The Beilschmiedia eocenica is a Laurel leaf from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. An excellent display piece!
GL18 SIZE: 3" x 13/16" Plate size: 4" x 3"
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