| Title | Inflorescences and compound leaves of the extinct Platanus neptuni complex in the Oligocene of Oregon, USA |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Manchester, Steven R., and Zlatko Kvaček |
| Secondary Title | Acta Palaeobotanica |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | p.5-15 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Available through Interlibrary Loan |
| Keywords | fossils, geology, Oligocene, paleosciences, taxonomy, terrestrial vegetation, The Bend, Yaquina Formation, Yaquina River |
| Notes | On the central Oregon coast, terrestrial fossils are rarely found. This article describes the dominant flora species that seems to have flourished about 28 million years ago, on land on a deltaic plain of the ancestral Yaquina River. The fossils of this extinct species were found between the upper and lower marine tongues of the Yaquina Formation. The article discusses the taxonomy and worldwide distribution of the Platanus genus and mentions associated flora. The fossils recovered on Yaquina Bay are now housed in the U.S. National Museum. |
| Series Title | Acta Palaeobotanica |
