Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.316" necklace and Their Extinct Relatives

and Their Extinct Relatives

They are not part of the skeleton but rather a growth within the skin

Italy 1981

uncovered during a Soviet expedition to the continent in 1986

The size and strength of the vertebrae were essential to providing support for this enormous predator

Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.316" necklace and Their Extinct RelativesThe Ginkgo tree is a beautiful plant with fascinating fan like leaves that turn a rich gold in autumn. First appearing in the Jurassic Period, this magnificent gymnosperm has changed very little over the past several million years, making the modern tree a living fossil of its prehistoric ancestors. This specimen is a 3. 316" fossil Ginkgo cranei leaf from the Sentinel Butte Formation in North Dakota. This formation and the fossil are from the