Tsuga (Cone)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Tsuga Cone Fossil

Tsuga Cone Fossil

Name/Title

Tsuga (Cone)

Entry/Object ID

LN2009.3.11

Description

A pair of fossilized cone imprints belonging to the conifer genus Tsuga. Clade: Tracheophytes Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Subfamily: Abietoideae Genus: Tsuga Common Name: Hemlock (not to be confused with poison hemlock)

Collection

Dan & Carole Nielson Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

From the private collection of Dan & Carole Nielson

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

6.5 x 3 x 1. Specific dimensions and units not given. Assumed length x width x depth, in inches, for the entire specimen including matrix.

Location

Location

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent