Eocene Green River Seed
Cedrelospermum nervosum Seed
Green River Formation
Parachute Creek Member
Middle Eocene
Uintah County, Utah
Green River Formation
Parachute Creek Member
Middle Eocene
Uintah County, Utah
Here is a perfectly preserved seed of the elm relative Cedrelospermum. This specimen has excellent detail.
Cedrelospermum leaves are distichously arranged, slender, pinnate-veined and range from serrate with simple teeth to entire-marginded. Many of these leaves were previously misidentified as Zelkova. The fruits show a striated endocarp with a relatively broad wing with distinct venation. C. nervosum is abundant in the Parachute Creek Member.
Cedrelospermum leaves are distichously arranged, slender, pinnate-veined and range from serrate with simple teeth to entire-marginded. Many of these leaves were previously misidentified as Zelkova. The fruits show a striated endocarp with a relatively broad wing with distinct venation. C. nervosum is abundant in the Parachute Creek Member.