Pinus pieperi
Pliocene
Eden Formation – Mount Eden Beds
San Jose
California, USA.

Pinus pieperi was a member of the pine family, part of a lineage that has dominated temperate forests for millions of years. Fossil cones provide valuable evidence of ancient forest composition and allow paleobotanists to track the evolution and distribution of conifer species through time.
115mm cone. Only example we have ever seen