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Plant Macrofossil (Thalictrum dioicum)
elliptic, 2.5-4 mm long; very strongly ribbed; nearly symmetrical

Plant Macrofossil (Galium triflorum)
sub-globose-reniform(bean shaped), 1.5-2 mm; covered with hooked bristles except at attachment scar (see seed in bottom l...

Plant Macrofossil (Ranunculus hispidus)
flat-lenticular in cross-section, obovate in outline, 2-3.5 mm; prominently beaked and sometimes with marginal wing

Plant Macrofossil (Quercus macrocarpa)
nut depressed to narrowly ovate, 2-5 cm long, 2-4 cm wide; cup covering 1/3 to 3/4 of nut; marginal cup scales awned, fo...

Plant Macrofossil (Acer saccharinum)
fruit 3-5 cm long; seeds 5-10 mm in diameter

Plant Macrofossil (Quercus macrocarpa)
nut depressed to narrowly ovoid, 2-5 cm long, 2-4 cm wide; cup covering 1/3 to 3/4 of nut; marginal cup scales awned, fo...

Plant Macrofossil (Quercus velutina)
nut ovoid, 6-13 mm long; cup bowl shaped, covering 1/2 of nut; large, pubescent scales; marginal scales projecting, formi...

Plant Macrofossil (Acer negundo)
fruit 3-5 cm long; wing may be straight or incurved; seed ~1.2 cm long

Plant Macrofossil (Quercus velutina)
nut ovoid, 6-13 mm long; cup bowl shaped, covering 1/2 of nut; large, pubescent scales; marginal scales projecting, formi...

Plant Macrofossil (Morus rubra)
oval-lenticular to ovate, 1.5-3 mm long; a light colored, slender attachment stalk appressed to thinnest edge of seed; in...

Plant Macrofossil (Claytonia virginica)
oval-lenticular, 1-2 mm; black, very shiny; note marginal cleft plugged with white material

Plant Macrofossil (Fraxinus americana)
fruit linear to oblanceolate, 3-5 cm; wing extending 1/3 the length of the body

Plant Macrofossil (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
fruit linear to spatulate, 2.5-7.5 cm long; wing extending ~1/2 the length of body

Plant Macrofossil (Platanus occidentalis)
lanceolate, ~8-9 x 1-1.5 x 1 mm; tuft of stiff hairs pointed upward from base (oriented as top in image); style base pers...

Plant Macrofossil (Ranunculus abortivus)
lenticular in cross-section, elliptic in outline, ~1.5 mm long; beak present, but very short

Plant Macrofossil (Sambucus canadensis)
elliptic-ovate in outline compressed triangular in cross section, 2-3 mm long; very slightly arched inward; crosswise wri...

Plant Macrofossil (Silene nivea)
rounded, kidney shaped, 0.5-1.5 mm long; dark tipped, cone shaped tubercles (warty bumps) in concentric rows, increasing ...

Plant Macrofossil (Silene stellata)
compressed kidney shaped, 0.5- 1 mm; rounded, irregular shaped tubercles (warty bumps) concentric from hilum (seed base)

Plant Macrofossil (Stellaria aquatica)
oval-orbicular, ~1 mm long; surface is hoarfrost patterned; margins covered in large, rounded tubercles (warty bumps)

Plant Macrofossil (Echinochloa muricata)
ovate, 2.5-3.5 mm long; acutely tipped; spikelet 3-4 mm long; awn 3-10 mm long, sometimes up to 25 mm long

Plant Macrofossil (Echinochloa crus-galli)
elliptic-ovate, 2.5-3.5 mm long; awn may or may not be present; awn 2-4 cm long

Plant Macrofossil (Echinochloa crus-galli)
elliptic-ovate, 2.5-3.5 mm long; awn may or may not be present; awn 2-4 cm long

Plant Macrofossil (Doellingeria umbellata)
oblong-cylindric, 2-3 mm long with tapering base; pappus (white hairs) may or may not be present in fossils; lengthwise r...

Plant Macrofossil (Eupatorium maculatum)
oblong, tapering to base, 2-4 mm long, 5 angled; speckled with small red dots; coarse, white pappus may or may not be pre...

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