Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.030" copper These particular beads come from

These particular beads come from a private Swiss collection with the original acquisition in the early 1970s

The color was imbued with spiritual significance and a sense of magic

This discovery was one of many that revolutionized our understanding of dinosaurs

red color is derived from the oxidation of iron in the soil

but one familiar danger lurked at the water’s edge: the ancient phytosaur

Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.030" copper These particular beads come fromThe 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. 030" fossil Ginkgo cranei leaf from the Sentinel Butte Formation in North Dakota. This formation and the fossil are from the