Eocene Green River Tree Catkin P-PCM-16-065 Fossil seed or fruit Miagrammopes

Miagrammopes

gastropod grainstone and packstone

Tree Flower (Catkin) aff Platycara sp

Lincoln County

This is a very interesting assemblage of insects arrange in a linear strand

Eocene Green River Tree Catkin P-PCM-16-065 Fossil seed or fruit MiagrammopesTree Flower (Catkin) aff Platycara sp. Green River Formation Middle Eocene Lincoln County, Wyoming This is a very nice fossil tree flower and may be related to the Family Juglandaceae, a relative to the walnut. The specimen has good detail with a single attached catkin and clusters of sessile flowers. This specimen is from the 18 inch layer. Fossil examples of this group are represented today by some of our best known trees with many extant species.