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rare inflorescence of Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney, 1951

rare inflorescence of Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney, 1951
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rare inflorescence of Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney, 1951
rare inflorescence of Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney, 1951
rare inflorescence of Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney, 1951
rare inflorescence of Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney, 1951
rare inflorescence of Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney, 1951
rare inflorescence of Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney, 1951

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Here is a rare fossil inflorescence of the primeval sequoia Metasequoia occidentalis from the Oligocene of Montana. These are the female flowers from which the cones will later grow. The branch itself measures approximately 28 x 18 mm.

 

 
 

Location:

Beaverhead County, Montana 
Size of Matrix:about 44 x 29 mm
Age:Oligocene , Muddy Creek Formation (ca. 34 Mill. Jahre)

Product no.: 10583