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Fossil Bird Tracks Age: Eocene Formation: Green River Formation Location: Soldiers Summit, Utah Size: Plate is 3.3 inches across This specimen is not for sale Click here for similar specimens that are for sale
This is a wonderful vertebrate trace fossil. These are fossil bird tracks from the Green River Formation. There are three very distinct tracks on the plate. The tracks were probably made by a large sandpiper-type bird. It is very easy to understand how a bird made tracks in the mud along the shoreline of the lake - the mud later turned to stone and the bird tracks were preserved. It is unusual to have tracks this distinct preserved on a plate. This is a rare multiple plate of fossil bird tracks from Utah.