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Fossil, Leaf, Quercus spokanensis Knowlton

Fossil, Leaf, Quercus spokanensis Knowlton - Geospecimen
Accession #: 42.74
Title: Fossil, Leaf, Quercus spokanensis Knowlton
Object Type: Geospecimen
Participants:
Physical Description: Fossilized leaf impression in sedimentary deposit. There is a "6" written in one corner in pen. The matrix is square 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 4.25 x 2.25"
Materials/Techniques:
sedimentary rock (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of Professor Thomas A. Bonser

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