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Published In: O Prirozenosti Rostlin 266. 1820. (Jan--Apr 1820) (Prir. Rostlin) Name publication detail
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 9/13/2012)
Project Data     (Last Modified On 9/13/2012)
Organ: phytolith
Type of preservation: unaltered (e.g. pollen, phytoliths)
Geologic formation/flora: Ogallalla Group, Sheep Creek Formation, lower
Age: Miocene
Location: United States, Nebraska, Sioux
Accession Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Accession Unit of Institution: Museum of Paleontology
Nearest living relative: Arecaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Remarks: Thompson Quarry (Greenside Q). Likely from leaf tissue. Reference: Stromberg, C.A.E. 2005. Decoupled taxonomic radiation and ecological expansion of open-habitat grasses inthe Cenozoic of North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 102 (34): 11980-11984

 

 
 
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