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Fossil, Leaf, Quercus obtusa Knowlton

Fossil, Leaf, Quercus obtusa Knowlton - Geospecimen
Accession #: 42.56
Title: Fossil, Leaf, Quercus obtusa Knowlton
Object Type: Geospecimen
Participants:
Physical Description: Fossilized leaf impression in sedimentary deposit. There is a "2" written in one corner in pen. The matrix is roughly cut around the leaf
Description: Students helped create the Spokane Public Museum. Curator and professor T. A. Bonser organized some of the earliest collections of Latah formation fossils. His 1925 student team gathered many of these for museum display.
Category: History
Geographical Reference: Spokane (Washington->Spokane County)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 5 x 2.25"
Materials/Techniques:
sedimentary rock (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of Professor Thomas A. Bonser

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