3.7" Fossil Willow Leaf (Salix cockerelli) - Utah

Fossil Willow Leaf (Salix cockerelli) - Utah #45653

This is a 3.7" fossil Willow leaf (Salix cockerelli) fossil from the Eocene aged Green River Formation of Wyoming. The dark preservation contrasts well against the lighter shale matrix.

SPECIES

Salix cockerelli (Willow Leaf)

AGE

Eocene (~48 million years)

LOCATION

Uintah County, Utah

FORMATION

Green River Formation

SIZE

Leaf is 3.7" long on 3.8"x2.4" matrix

3.7" Fossil Willow Leaf (Salix cockerelli) - Utah

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