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

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

Plant Macrofossil (Larix laricina)
Yellow-brown, male cones pictured. Note bud scars on twig surface.

Plant Macrofossil (Betula alleghaniensis)
sharply 3-lobed, ciliate (hairs) along margins, 6-13 mm long

Plant Macrofossil (Betula pumila)
very narrowly winged, rounded, 2-3 mm long, 2-4 mm wide; 2 stubby style bases persistent; woody, flat face

Plant Macrofossil (Alnus viridis)
elliptic, thinly winged, 2-3 mm long; styles persistent; wings may be damaged/missing in subfossil samples.

Plant Macrofossil (Viola papilionacea)
obovate-elliptic, 1.8-2.2 mm long; prominent elongated white ridge on one side of seed attachement scar (raphe); mottled ...

Plant Macrofossil (Helianthus grosseratus)
compressed-oblong, 3-4 mm long; dark lengthwise streaks/stripes/mottles; smooth

Plant Macrofossil (Impatiens capensis)
elliptic, four angled, narrowing at base, ~4 x 2.5 x 2 mm; length wise ridges; surface usually warty or wrinkly

Plant Macrofossil (Euphorbia corollata)
obovate, 2-4 mm long; distinct longitudinal line present; mottled brown and white

Plant Macrofossil (Rorippa palustris)
roundish-ovate (unlike others in family), less than 0.5 mm; reticulate dimpled

Plant Macrofossil (Silene acualis)
rounded, kidney shaped discs, 0.5-1.5 mm long; ridged margins; lanceolate tubercles (warty bumps) in concentric rows

Plant Macrofossil (Cryptotaenia canadensis)
compressed-oblong, 5-6 mm long, ribbed, style persistent

Plant Macrofossil (Carpinus caroliniana)
ovate-lenticular, ~ 2.7 x 2.4 x 1.2 mm; 3 or 4 longitudinal ridges/ribs on both faces in addition to ribs along margins (...

Plant Macrofossil (Equisetum fluviatile)
~9-25 shallow ridges; central cavity large ~4/5 of total stem diameter; other smaller cavities present in stem

Plant Macrofossil (Equisetum variegatum)
up to 1 cm long; sharply tipped

Plant Macrofossil (Iodanthus pinnatifidus)
oval to spatulate, 1-1.2 cm long; visible attachement point; surface pitted-reticulate;

Plant Macrofossil (Andromeda glaucophlla)
obovate-kidney shaped, 0.7-1.2 mm long

Plant Macrofossil (Salvia lyrata)
elliptic compressed-triangular, 2-2.5 mm long; surface marbled with streaks and/or netted lines

Plant Macrofossil (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
wedge shaped, < 1 mm; striate surface

Plant Macrofossil (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
rounded, 5 sectioned capsule, up to 6 mm wide; indented top; style persistent from top of capsule

Plant Macrofossil (Fraxinus nigra)
fruit flat, lanceolate to oblanceolate, ~2.5-4 cm x 6-10 mm; very small notch at tip of wing

Plant Macrofossil (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
adaxial (top) side shown; ovate to narrowly triangular, 2-10 mm long, 1-3 mm wide; bottom of leaf much paler than top; ti...

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