Fossil leafA post this morning on taphonomy (how fossils form) and exceptionally preserved fossils (
Fossil leafA post this morning on taphonomy (how fossils form) and exceptionally preserved fossils (seehttp://on.fb.me/1QwCYel) reminded me that we recently shared a wonderfully preserved unidentified flower from the Eocene Green River Formation in the USA (see http://on.fb.me/1DlFXfw). To accompany it, here is a beautiful leaf, so perfect it could have fallen last week. The excellent detail ofthe fossilisation is due to the very fine grained nature of the lake bottom limestone that replaced it.Loz.Image credit: NPS -- source link
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