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Cenozoic Era: 65.5 Million Years to Present
Oligocene Epoch: 33.9-23 Million Years Ago
Gallery: Louisiana

Palmoxylon Longitudinal Section
Cenozoic; Paleogene; Oligocene
Catahoula Formation
Louisiana, USA
28 cm x 8.5 cm x 4 cm thick
The Shreveport Collection
 
The silica that preserved this palm fiber has impurities that impart pastel colors. The rod-like vascular bundles remind one of brush strokes.
 

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