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Acer trilobatum perhaps?

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Acer collawashense is a possible match from the Miocene of Nevada:

 

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Wolfe, J.A., Tanai T. 1987
Systematics, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Acer (Maples) in the Cenozoic of Western North America.

Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Series IV: 22(1):1-246  PDF LINK

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Any chance that it's hawthorn or sycamore?

 

 

Mark.

 

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Thank you all for your quick responses. I forgot how useful of a tool this forum is. It would probably help to say that in this leaf’s time it lived next to what appears to be a large river. I find little opalized berry looking things. Most of the time looks like they’ve been crushed with what could be a seed in the middle (like a one gallon vacuum sealed bag with an apple in it minus 1000) rarley very berry looking. Always thought ginkgo berries. All the way up until today. When looking at all the information provided. I remember not too long after finding this leaf there was a helicopter leaf fossil found there as well. 
 

sounds like sycamore?

 

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