Plantae

  • Plant fossil
    Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Plant fossil
  • Leaves
    Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: There is much variation in leaf shape in species of deciduous trees, often making species identification difficult. The example here is three variants of the sassafras-like tree leaf, ?Lindera varifolia, from the 18-inch layer of the FBM. Left) Non-lobed variant; specimen FMNH PP53395 from FBM Locality A measuring 260 millimeters in length. Middle) Two-lobed variant; specimen FOBU 10668 from FBM Locality A measuring 420 millimeters in length. Right) Three-lobed variant; specimen FMNH PP53567 from FBM Locality A measuring 300 millimeters in length
  • Lindera varifolia MacGinitie
    Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Lindera varifolia MacGinitie, 1969, from the 18-inch layer of FBM Locality A. Left) Trilobed variant of a very large sassafras-like leaf (Family Lauraceae?). Total length is 300 millimeters. Specimen is FMNH PP53567. There is much variation in shape of this species (see Fig. 157), but note the very long petiole, smooth leaf margins, and Palmate venation. Right) Winged seed measuring 60 millimeters in length that possibly belongs to this species. Specimen FMNH PP54857
Catalog Number: PP 53567
Taxonomic Name: Plantae
FM Catalog: Paleobotany
Object Kind: Hand Specimen
Identified By: Dr. Ian J. Glasspool : Colby College - Geology Department
Period: Paleogene
Earliest Epoch: Eocene
Earliest Age: Ypresian
Formation: Green River
Member: Fossil Butte
Coordinates Available?: No
Region/Area: Fossil Lake
Country: United States of America
State/Province/Territory: Wyoming
County: Lincoln
Township: Kemmerer
Collector: L. Grande
EMu IRN: 2303521
Occurrence ID: 678c46e6-1f90-4683-9d9c-db01ab1273ee

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