A fossil gymnospermous wood from the Miocene of Yunnan, China
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Fossil wood, Gymnosperm, Xylotomy, Miocene (China)Abstract
A fossil gymnospermous wood Taxodioxylon chinense sp. nov. is described from the Miocene beds of South Yunnan Province, China. This is for the first time that a fossil wood of Taxodium Sequoia type has been found in the Neogene of China.
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