Green River Fagopsis Fruit Plant Fossil

Description: The Green River Formation deposits of Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah are best known for their immaculately-preserved fish, but other examples are known as well, as this specimen attests. This plaque displays a nice example of a fruit from an extinct Beech called Fagopsis and is a fine example of the preservation for which this biota is known. It was originally thought to be the same as the extant Beech Fagus until the fruiting body was found to be different.