Description
Cretaceous Palm frond – Sabalites sp.
Late Cretaceous
Hell Creek formation
Fallon county
Montana, USA.
A well-preserved fossil palm frond of Sabalites sp., representing one of the characteristic fan palms of Cretaceous coastal and subtropical environments. This specimen captures the broad, radiating structure of a palm leaf, preserved in fine sedimentary detail from ancient floodplain or nearshore deposits.
76mm palm frond on 91mm matrix
