Eocene Green River Bird Feather VF-PCM-16-018 Fossil Insect but more likely was used

but more likely was used solely for display

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and floodplain rocks deposited in a back-arc basin formed inland of a Late Triassic magmatic arc associated with the subduction zone off the west coast of North America

it is 2 cm long

verified by attachment to twigs with the same kind of leaves

Eocene Green River Bird Feather VF-PCM-16-018 Fossil Insect but more likely was usedBird Feather Green River Formation Parachute Creek Member Middle Eocene Uintah County, Utah This specimen is a very good, fossilized bird feather from the Green River Formation. The feather has excellent detail. The feather is about 2 cm long. Even though the Green River Formation is most well known for its fossil fishes, in terms of biological diversity the Eocene birds that lived around the ancient lake were a more diverse faunal community. There