Specimen Name: Salix sp.
Common Name: Willow tree
Specimen Code: 14ANGI00001-02
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (September 2010)
Locale: Railroad Bridge at Ruby Road, McBee, South Carolina, USA
Formation: Middendorf Formation
Geologic Time Period: Cretaceous Period
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Plantae – Streptobionta – Embryophyta – Tracheophyta – Euphyllophytina – Lignophyta – Spermatophyta – Angiospermae – Mesangiospermae – Eudicotidae – Superrosid – Rosid – Eurosid – Fabid – Malpighiales – Salicaceae – Salicoideae – Saliceae – Salix
Description of Each Specimen:
Specimen 01: A mostly flat piece of sediment clay with a faded, red impression of a long, narrow leaf in it, its tip visible
Specimen 02: A mostly flat piece of sediment clay with a faint impression of a long, narrow leaf on in it, the leaf’s outline, stem, and some veins are outlined in orange
Measurements of Each Specimen:
Specimen 01: 53mm x 11mm x 0mm
Matrix 01: 55mm x 41mm x 19mm
Specimen 02: 43mm x 10mm x 0mm
Matrix 02: 52mm x 35mm x 15mm
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