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SUMAC LEAF
Age: 54 to 37 million years old
Size: Leaf: 7 centimeters (2.8 in) by 1.2 centimeters (0.5 in); matrix: 24.2
centimeters (9.5 in) by 14 centimeters (5.5 in)
Location: Douglas Pass, Colorado
Formation: Green River Shale
Period: Eocene
This 54-37-million-year-old sumac leaf is no structurally different from ones
alive today. For millions of years, sumacs have undergone no changes.
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