Tree Fern

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Limb Cast

Limb Cast

Name/Title

Tree Fern

Entry/Object ID

05.58.254

Description

Genus: Tempskya Common name: Tree Fern Age: Late Cretaceous Location data: Greenhorn Mountain, near Baker City, Oregon, USA Description: Tempskya is a rare silicified or agatized fossilized fern (Knowltoni) from Baker County, Oregon, dating back to the Cretacious Age. The polished slab shows colors of reds and mustard-yellow.

Collection

Petrified Wood Collection

Acquisition

Accession

05.58

Source or Donor

Petrified Wood Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

2005.58.254

Location

Location

Building

Mentzer Hall - Petrified Wood Room

Category

Permanent