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Lyonothamnus parvifolius (Axelrod, 1956)

Lyonothamnus parvifolius (Axelrod, 1956)
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Lyonothamnus parvifolius (Axelrod, 1956)
Lyonothamnus parvifolius (Axelrod, 1956)

Products description

Here is a rare fossil leaf of the species Lyonothamnus parvifolius from the Miocene of Nevada. 
The genus Lyonothamnus is also known as Catalina ironwood.
Lyonothamnus is a lesser known living fossil. Today only the endemic species Lyonothamnus floribundus exists. That is native to the Channel Islands near the Californian coast.

The Fossil leaf measures about 30 mm.
This is a rare specimen on a small and thin plate.
 
 

Location:

Cedar Mountains, Nevada, USA 
Size of plate: about  73 x 48 mm
Age:Neogene, lower Miocene, Aldrich Station Formation (About 20 Ma)

Shipping time: 3-4 Days
Product no.: 11546
22,95 EUR
7 % VAT incl.