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Fossil
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-SEDIMENTARY;
- Description
- A-Light-brown colored shale with a 2.5cm long by 1cm wide back section of dawn redwood in a light ochre color. Fossil measures 15cm in length by 3.5cm wide. B-Light-brown colored shale with a 4.5cm long by 1cm wide dark imprint of a dawn redwood. Imprint is detailed and distinct. Fossil measures…
- Title
- Metasequoia fossil
- Other Names
- Dawn redwood
- Plant
- Category
- NATURAL HISTORY
- Sub-Category
- FOSSIL, FLORA
- Description
- A-Light-brown colored shale with a 2.5cm long by 1cm wide back section of dawn redwood in a light ochre color. Fossil measures 15cm in length by 3.5cm wide. B-Light-brown colored shale with a 4.5cm long by 1cm wide dark imprint of a dawn redwood. Imprint is detailed and distinct. Fossil measures 15cm in length by 3.5cm wide.
Dawn redwood leaf is two halves/mirror image of a cross section of a plant.
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-SEDIMENTARY;
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Dimensions are noted in Object Description.
- Accession No.
- 1987.49.5 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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