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| Metasequoia occidentalis (Dawn Redwood),
Alnus parvifolia, Sequoia sp., Fagus langevinni, and Betula
leopoldae
Geological Time: Middle Eocene
Size: Matrix 200 mm x 400 mm
Fossil Site: McAbee
Fossil Beds, Kamloops Group, Tranquille Shale, Cache Creek,
B.C. Canada
Item: LFS073
Price: $195.00 |
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| Gingko dissecta part and counterpart
Geological Time: Middle Eocene
Fossil Site: Traquille Shale, Kamloops Group, Cache Creek, B.C.,
Canada
Size: Gingko 45 mm x 62 mm on 55 mm x 75 mm matrix
Item: LFS148C
Price: $225
Comment: Truly superb specimen, and consodered a living
fossil. The
Ginkgophyta probably originated about the same time as the Cycads
during the
late Paleozoic,
with
fossils found in North America until the Miocene. The fan-shaped
leaves of most members are quite distinctive. This one is atypical,
with deeply dissected leaves with 4 lobes that are further divided,
making the derivation of the specific name obvious. Gingko biloba
is the only extant member. The flora was dominated by conifers farther
away from the lake, and elm, birch, beech, and alder near to the
lakeshore.
This plaque displays a fine example of a tree from the lacustrine
deposits of the McAbee
Flora of the Eocene of British Columbia,
Canada with fine preservational details. The region was dominated
by a shallow lake. Plant matter which fell into the water was
covered with a fine layer of silt which built up over the years
as a result of deposition of diatoms which bloomed in the lake
each spring and died in the summer. This is a fine example of
the preservation for which this biota is known. |
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Gingko dissecta part and counterpart
Geological Time: Middle Eocene
Fossil Site: Traquille Shale, Kamloops Group, Cache Creek, B.C.,
Canada
Size: Gingko 47 mm x 67 mm on 62 mm x 125 mm matrix
Item: LFS149C
Price: Pair $145
Comment: Truly superb specimen, and consodered
a living
fossil. The Ginkgophyta probably originated about the same
time as the Cycads during the late Paleozoic, with fossils found
in North America until the Miocene. The fan-shaped leaves of most
members are quite distinctive. This one is atypical, with deeply
dissected leaves with 4 lobes that are further divided, making
the derivation of the specific name obvious. Gingko biloba is the
only extant member. The flora was dominated by conifers farther
away from the lake, and elm, birch, beech, and alder near to the
lakeshore.
This plaque displays a fine example of a tree from the lacustrine
deposits of the McAbee
Flora of the Eocene of British Columbia, Canada with fine
preservational details. The region was dominated by a shallow
lake. Plant matter which fell into the water was covered with
a fine layer of silt which built up over the years as a result
of deposition of diatoms which bloomed in the lake each spring
and died in the summer. This is a fine example of the preservation
for which this biota is known.
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