From the Eocene (circa 50 million years ago), a partial specimen of Sabalites sp. with restorations to missing regions, placed in limestone matrix.
65 x 40 x 2¹⁄₄in. (165 x 102 x 6cm.)

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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, rarely surviving intact.