Eocene Green River Seeds P-PCM-16-056 Eocene Uintah County

Uintah County

There are no stipules

This type of orientation and variety of insects has been interpreted by some to represent an accumulation of insects that may have been trapped in a spider web

and albite are also common

This is a very nice fossil tree flower and may be related to the Family Juglandaceae

Eocene Green River Seeds P-PCM-16-056 Eocene Uintah CountyUnidentified Seed Fruit cf. Cedrelospermum nervosum seed Green River Fm (Parachute Creek Mbr) Middle Eocene Uintah County, Utah This specimen is interpreted to be a berry from the family Adoxaceae (elderberry?). The example seen here is a small single fruit. Also on the slab is a partial seed of Cedrelospermum nervosum. The family Adoxaceae has about 20 living species today in temperate to subtropical regions in much of the world. No fossil leaves