Eocene Ginkgo leaf fossils from the Pacific Northwest

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1078-1087

  Mustoe, George E ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Eocene; Fossil; Ginkgo adiantoides; Ginkgo biloba; Ginkgo dissecta; McAbee; Republic; Tertiary; Washington

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

FOSSILS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EOCENE; FOSSIL; LEAF;

UNITED STATES;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 0036430738     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b02-097     Document Type: Article

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