Wyoming, approximately 50 million years

A magnificent example of a very rare fossil palm flower.

The early Eocene Green River Formation in Wyoming has produced some of the finest botanical and fish fossils ever seen, and this amazing specimen upholds those standards, palm fronds are more easily preserved in fossil form whereas palm flowers are very rarely seen due to the delicate nature of the material.

This exiting specimen shows 3 fish preserved in the original matrix very close to the palm flower.