Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.316" necklace uncovered during a Soviet expedition

uncovered during a Soviet expedition to the continent in 1986

Italy 1981

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

and Their Extinct Relatives

Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.316" necklace uncovered during a Soviet expeditionThe 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