Name: Family:
Salicaceae: Salix cockerelli
Age: Eocene
Size (25.4
mm = 1 inch): Leaf: 67 mm by 10 mm Matrix: 92 mm by 60mm
Location:
Green River Formation,
Uintah County, Utah
Description:
The Green River Formation deposits of Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah
are best known for their immaculately preserved fish, but other
examples are known as well, as this specimen attests. This is an
example of a leaf from a tree of the Willow family. The deep brown
color is a fine contrast to the light shale matrix. The presence
of these trees is indicative of the lakeside environment in which
they lived.
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