The First Record of Fossil Rubiaceae Wood from Egypt | ||
Egyptian Journal of Botany | ||
Article 10, Volume 56, Issue 3, September 2016, Pages 723-732 PDF (718.39 K) | ||
Document Type: Regular issue (Original Article) | ||
DOI: 10.21608/ejbo.2016.2730 | ||
Abstract | ||
AFOSSIL dicot wood specimen is described from the lower ............Miocene of Gebel El-Khashab Formation in the west of Giza Pyramids, Egypt. Anatomical characters suggest affinities with Rubiaceae. Comment is given on the distribution of Rubiaceae fossil wood in the world particularly Africa. | ||
Keywords | ||
Africa; Miocene; Petrified Dicot Wood; Rubiaceous Wood; Xylotomy | ||
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