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Leaf fossils from the Paleocene age Fort Union formation, Powder Raiver Basin, Wyoming

Gregory Kruse

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Hello, I found this leaf fossil north of Glenrock, Wyoming in the Paleocene Fort Union Formation.  Can anyone help me ID this fossil? The fossils were plentiful!  Thanks in advance!!  Greg Kruse, Casper, WY

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Nice scenery! :)

i think Beringiaphyllum would be a good starting point. 

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Brown, R.W. 1962

Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper, 375:1-119   PDF LINK
 
Manchester, S.R. 2014
Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene flora.
Sborník Národního muzea v Praze - Řada B, 70(3-4):153-210   PDF LINK
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Views and fossils, what more can you ask for? Nice finds!

“...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin

Happy hunting,

Mason

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Thank you to everyone for the information!!  Much appreciated!!!  Greg Kruse, Casper, Wyoming

 

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