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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A FOSSILISED GIANT PALM FROND
Green River Formation, Wyoming
from the Eocene (circa 50 Mya), the counterslab of a specimen of Sabalites sp. in limestone matrix
60 x 48 in. (152.5 x 122 cm.)
The palms of the Green River Formation represent a flora bordering a warm freshwater lake 50 million years ago. Plant material is amongst the rarest in the fossil record, and these palms are amongst the largest and finest preserved.
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