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Fossil, Reed, Typha Sp. Kn.

Fossil, Reed, Typha Sp. Kn. - Geospecimen
Accession #: 42.33
Title: Fossil, Reed, Typha Sp. Kn.
Object Type: Geospecimen
Participants:
Physical Description: Fossilized branch or reed in sedimentary deposit. The matrix is squarely cut around the reed with the cross section of the reed visible on one side.
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 5.5 x 2"
Materials/Techniques:
sedimentary rock (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of Professor Thomas A. Bonser

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