Fossil newtonia (Fabaceae: Mimoseae) seeds from the early miocene (22-21 MA) mush valley in Ethiopia

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 290-296

  Pan, Aaron D ^a,b,g   Currano, Ellen D ^c   Jacobs, Bonnie F ^d   Feseha, Mulugeta ^e   Tabor, Neil ^d   Herendeen, Patrick S ^f  

^a Fort Worth Museum of Science and History   (United States)

^b BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^f CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^g Don Harrington Discovery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Fabaceae; Fillaeopsis; Funiculus; Mimoseae; Miocene; Newtonia

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FOSSIL RECORD; LEGUME; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES; PLATEAU; SEED;

ETHIOPIA;

FABACEAE; FILLAEOPSIS; MIMOSEAE; NEWTONIA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 84859179172     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663967     Document Type: Article

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