Ginkgo leaf
Fossil
Also called Ginkgo and Maidenhair tree
About it
Fan-shaped leaves with fine veins spreading from the stalk, often notched in the middle of the outer edge. Ginkgo is a living fossil; Paleogene leaves from the western US and Canada are the commonest.
- Type
- Fossil (plant)
- Group
- Ginkgo (plant)
- Colours
- brown, black, orange-brown
- Transparency
- opaque
- Periods
- Jurassic, Cretaceous, Paleogene, Neogene
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.