Fossil wood with dimorphic fibers from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of India – the oldest fossil Connaraceae?
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DOI: 10.1163/22941932-20170162
Abstract: Wood of Connaroxylon dimorphum (Connaraceae, Oxalidales) from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of India (KPg Boundary 65–67 MY BP) is described. It is characterized by parenchyma-like fiber bands alternating with normal fibers, septate and nonseptate fibers,… read more here.
Keywords: wood; deccan intertrappean; fossil; connaraceae ... See more keywords
A liana from the lower Miocene of Panama and the fossil record of Connaraceae.
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DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1700080
Abstract: PREMISE OF THE STUDY Permineralized wood is common in the Miocene beds exposed during the expansion of the Panama Canal. We describe a stem with the distinctive anatomy of a liana and evaluate the evolutionary,… read more here.
Keywords: fossil record; connaraceae; miocene; anatomy ... See more keywords