Ginkgo laramiensis Ward
Late Cretaceous
Colgate Member – Fox Hills Formation
Glendive
Montana, USA.

This species represents a prehistoric relative of the living Ginkgo biloba, one of the oldest surviving tree lineages on Earth. Fossils of Ginkgo laramiensis preserve the characteristic fan-shaped leaf structure and radiating venation typical of ginkgo foliage.
34mm partial ginkgo leaf on 84mm sandstone matrix.