Sabalites powellii Newberry
- Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
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Description: 6 foot slab showing a fossil Palm Frond, fossil fish and Dr. Lance Grande (for scale). Fossil Lake, Wyoming. Fan palm frond and herring Sabalites powelli and eight Knightia eocaena Early Eocene (50 million years ago) Geology Specimen # PP53399Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
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Description: 6 foot slab showing a fossil Palm Frond, fossil fish. Evolving Planet web page caption: Palm frond and herrings Sabalites powelli and Knightia eocaena Eocene (54.8-33.7 million years ago) Fossil Lake, WyomingPhotographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
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Description: Sabalites powellii (Newberry, 1883), an extinct species of palm frond in the family Arcaceae. Specimen is Number FMNH PP53399 from the 18-inch layer of FBM Locality E. Frond measures 1930 millimeters (over six feet) in heightCatalog Number: PP 53399Taxonomic Name: Sabalites powellii NewberryFM Catalog: PaleobotanyPhylum: MagnoliophytaOrder: ArecalesFamily: ArecaceaePeriod: PaleogeneEarliest Epoch: EoceneEarliest Age: YpresianFormation: Green RiverMorphology: Palm frond with 8 fishMember: Fossil ButteCoordinates Available?: NoRegion/Area: Fossil LakeCountry: United States of AmericaState/Province/Territory: WyomingCounty: LincolnTownship: KemmererCollector: C. J. UlrichEMu IRN: 2303339Occurrence ID: 025ab302-6fab-4242-b98b-959d822bd954Disclaimer: Data and historical records associated with Field Museum's geological collections may contain language which is culturally sensitive owing to the colonial context of the Museum's history. We have specimens collected over the last 150 years, and from all over the world. Some records associated with these specimens may include offensive language. These records do not reflect the Field Museum's current viewpoint but rather the social attitudes and circumstances of the time period when these records were made.
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