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Index Fossils of North America by Hervey W. Shimer 1964

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Fossilized Eocene Palm Frond Inlaid w/ Fish: North America, Western United States, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene Period, ca. 53.5 to 48.5 million years ago. A sandstone matrix with the tips of a fossilized palm frond inlaid with prehist

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Index Fossils of North America by Hervey W. Shimer 1964

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Index Fossils of North America by Hervey W. Shimer and Robert Rakes Shrock. Published by The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1965. Overall good condition. Cover has some wear and rubbing to corners. Publishers original blue cloth hardback with silver gilt to spine.

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Index Fossils of North America by Hervey W. Shimer 1964

Name: Index Fossils of North America by Hervey W. Shimer 1964
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