Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.316" necklace uncovered during a Soviet expedition

uncovered during a Soviet expedition to the continent in 1986

and Their Extinct Relatives

Earth was a dense tropical jungle

The size and strength of the vertebrae were essential to providing support for this enormous predator

The spacers on either side of the dinosaur bone bead are sterling silver

Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.316" necklace uncovered during a Soviet expeditionThe Ginkgo tree is a beautiful plant with fascinating fan like leaves that turn a rich gold in autumn. First appearing in the Jurassic Period, this magnificent gymnosperm has changed very little over the past several million years, making the modern tree a living fossil of its prehistoric ancestors. This specimen is a 3. 316" fossil Ginkgo cranei leaf from the Sentinel Butte Formation in North Dakota. This formation and the fossil are from the