Eocene Green River Nut P-GR-16-014 Wooly Mammoth and Colorado in rocks of

and Colorado in rocks of the Late Jurassic age (Oxfordian-Tithonian) Morrison Formation

Often Mioplosus specimens have significant disarticulation

The elytra are spread at 90 degrees to the thorax but have extraordinary preserved color-banding

This example is from the left side of the skull and contains at least 2 complete molars

and is slender and compressed in cross section with parallel carinae

Eocene Green River Nut P-GR-16-014 Wooly Mammoth and Colorado in rocks ofUndescribed Nut Green River Formation Middle Eocene Lincoln County, Wyoming This is an excellent fossilized nut found in the 18 inch layer. The detail is outstanding and shows a husk layer as well as the preserved seed. The fruit is 2 cm across.