Plantae indet
Geological Time: Middle Cretaceous, Middle Cenomanian Stage (95 million years ago)
Size: Plant fossil is 110 mm long, 66 mm across on a 170 mm by 110 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Lebanese Lagerstatte, Haqel, Lebanon
Code: L553
Price: $275.00
 Description:
Known for its incredibly well-preserved fish and crustaceans, the
sublithographic limestone of the Cretaceous of Lebanon also preserved
incredible detail here as well. This is a fine plant from Haqel, Lebanon.
Few plants are preserved in the Cretaceous marine deposits of Lebanon,
and most are marine algae, so this is a most uncommon fossil. The
en-Nammoura location preserves more plant examples than either Hajoula
or Haqel, leading some to believe it was a site closer to land, allowing
for greater preservation of terrestrial plants. The location in the
quarry from which it came is higher up in the quarry in an area typically
devoid of fish. Whatever the exact circumstances of its deposition
and subsequent preservation, it is an uncommon specimen, and the first
like it I have been able to secure. |
