Researchers Find 15- to 16-Million-Year-Old Squirrel Fossil in Idaho

ENN
Jun 21, 2018, 8:34 am55 pts
Crack open a rock in the Clarkia Lagerstätte fossil site near Clarkia, Idaho, and you’re likely to find a well-preserved leaf from the middle of the Miocene Epoch 15 to 16 million years ago, preserved so well that you may even briefly see some of the original colors before they oxidize to black.

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