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Fossil Plant from Solnhofen, Palaeocyparis - 14.5 inches Sold

Fossil Plant from Solnhofen, Palaeocyparis - 14.5 inches

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  • Exceptional fossil plant from Solnhofen Limestone, absolutely gorgeous!
  • Species: Palaeocyparis princeps
  • Age: Upper Jurassic, Tithonian (150.8 million to 145.5 million years ago)
  • Locality: Solnhofen layers, Malm zeta 2, Eichstatt, Bavaria, Germany.
  • Matrix measures 25”
 x 18.25” x 0.25” ; Specimen measures 14.5”
 x 6”
  • Weight: 15.8 lbs

The Solnhofen Limestone encompasses what was once a network of placid lagoons during the Jurassic Period in Bavaria, Germany. Among the famous and rare discoveries here include archaeopteryx and pterosaurs. The preservation in this deposit is so remarkable that fossils of soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish and squid have been found! 

Exceptional fossil plant from Solnhofen Limestone, absolutely gorgeous! Species: Palaeocyparis princeps Age: Upper Jurassic, Tithonian (150.8 million to 145.5 million years ago) Locality: Solnhofen layers, Malm zeta 2, Eichstatt, Bavaria, Germany. Matrix measures 25”
 x 18.25” x 0.25” ; Specimen measures 14.5”
 x 6” Weight: 15.8 lbs The Solnhofen Limestone encompasses what was once a network of placid lagoons during the Jurassic Period in Bavaria, Germany. Among the famous and...
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Large Leaf and Pinecone Association, Montana Sold

Large Leaf and Pinecone Association, Montana

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  • This large fossil leaf association includes 4 species - Zizyphoides flabellum (labelled No.1), Phyllis disturbans (labelled No. 15), Beringiaphyllum cupanoides (labelled No. 30) and an unidentified pinecone
  • Age: Paleocene Epoch (66 to 56 million years old)
  • Location: Ft. Union Formation, Glendale, Montana
  • Matrix measures 13” x 10.5” x 2.75”
  • Largest leaf is 6.5" x 4.5"
  • Weighs 14.4 lbs.

 

This large fossil leaf association includes 4 species - Zizyphoides flabellum (labelled No.1), Phyllis disturbans (labelled No. 15), Beringiaphyllum cupanoides (labelled No. 30) and an unidentified pinecone Age: Paleocene Epoch (66 to 56 million years old) Location: Ft. Union Formation, Glendale, Montana Matrix measures 13” x 10.5” x 2.75” Largest leaf is 6.5" x 4.5" Weighs 14.4 lbs.  
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Large Leaf and Pinecone Association, Montana

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