Also known as GCS 4821, G.S.C. plant loc. 4821

Where: British Columbia, Canada (51.4° N, 120.1° W: paleocoordinates 56.0° N, 102.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Chu Chua Formation (Kamloops Group), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithified shale

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: adpression

Primary reference: J. A. Wolfe and T. Tanai. 1987. Systematics, phylogeny, and distribution of Acer (maples) in the Cenozoic of western North America. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 22(1):1-246 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 228806: authorized by Karl Volkman, entered by Karl Volkman on 08.01.2023

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