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Published In: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 22: 7. 1895. (15 Jan 1895) (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

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
Absolute age (in years) : 16.5 Ma, late Burdigalian
Location : United States, Nebraska, Sioux
Accession Institution : University of California, Berkeley
Accession Unit of Institution : Museum of Paleontology
Nearest living relative : Poaceae Barnhart
Remarks : Thompson Quarry (Greenside Q). Likely from leaf tissue. Reference: Stromberg, C.A.E. 2005. Decoupled radiation and ecological expansion of open-habitat grasses in the Cenozoic of North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 102: 11980-11984

 

 
 
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