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PERFECT DINOSAUR-ERA CRETACEOUS THREE DIMENSIONAL METASEQUOIA TREE PINECONE FROM HELL CREEK Hell Creek Formation - Eastern Montana, U.S.A. LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 70 - 65 million years ago This is a PERFECT full, three dimensional pinecone from one of the most famous periods and places of prehistory - the Cretaceous Age of the Hell Creek Formation. This pinecone is from the Metasequoia tree. The METASEQUOIA was the predominant tree that made up the Cretaceous forests where dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops and various raptors lurked. Unlike most of these we have seen sold, this one has no damage, weathering or deformity. It is the finest quality we see in the field when we collect and is THE BEST WE COLLECTED THIS YEAR. The field photo below is THIS specific pinecone prior to it being picked up. For every pinecone of this caliber, there are hundreds of the lesser quality. If you want the best, then this is THE best example you will ever see. Perfect to display with petrified wood from the same tree and formation as well as alongside dinosaur (or other life-forms) fossils such as teeth and claws from Hell Creek which would greatly enhance the educational value of the collection by demonstrating typical flora of the period and location. NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION. The Metasequoia tree that once grew in what is now the Hell Creek Formation during the Cretaceous Period over 65 million years ago has been closely compared to a living species found in China called Metasequoia glyptostroboides, also known as the Dawn Redwood. This tree is a true living fossil and was just discovered in a remote valley in Central China in the 1940's. Back during Cretaceous, the region where the Hell Creek Formation now is, was once a region of meandering rivers, swamps and forested floodplains. The temperature was subtropical to temperate much like present-day Florida with a landscape similar to Florida in appearance from the grasslands to the swamps. Metasequoia trees dominated the landscape with trunks up to 12 feet in diameter and over 100 feet tall. These trees produced small pinecones like the present-day Metasequoia glyptostroboides. THE FIELD PHOTO BELOW IS OF THIS SPECIFIC PINECONE! UNBELIEVABLE EXAMPLE! - BEST WE COLLECTED OR EVER SAW - COMPLETELY PERFECT, THE BEST THERE IS! .85" diameter SOLD PL-014 DISPLAY BOX INCLUDED Actual Item - One Only |
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THE HELL CREEK FORMATION OF NORTHWESTERN U.S.A. (EASTERN MONTANA)
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