Feature

●Real Fossil Leaf from the Metasequoia Tree (Cousin to the giant redwoods)
●Metasequoia trees thrived from Oligocene into the Miocene Epoch 34 to 5 million years ago
●Each fossil is unique. You will receive one similar to pictures.
●One of the few living plants first to be discovered as a fossil then later discovered as a tree is still living today. A living fossil!
●Comes with identification card and sturdy storage box


Description

1 fossil Metasequoia Tree leaf on matrix from Beaver Head County Montana. Each fossil is unique! You will receive one similar to pictures. Metasequoia fossils have been found in serval locations throughout the Northern Hemisphere and were first thought to be from an extinct tree until the 1940’s when living Metasequoia trees were discovered in China. Seeds from these trees have now been planted in many locations throughout the world. Metasequoia are also known as Dawn Redwood trees and are related to the giant redwood trees. Metasequoia are unique among redwood trees because they are deciduous rather than evergreen. Meaning they lose their leaves in the fall. The Metasequoia is the Oregon state fossil.