ELEOFIMBRIS SVENSONII (CY PERACEAE) FROM THE LATE MIOCENE OGALLALA GROUP OF WESTERN KANSAS

More than 60 fossil achenes of Eleofimbris svensonii (Cyperaceae) were recovered from strata in Scott County, Kansas tentatively assigned to the late Miocene Ash Hollow Formation. This collection extends the temporal range of the taxon in this formation more than 130 km west and 20 km south and more...

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Published in:The Southwestern naturalist 2003-09, Vol.48 (3), p.442-444
Main Author: Thomasson, Joseph R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achenes
Biota
Cyperaceae
Eleofimbris svensonii
Fossil plants
Fossils
Freshwater
Sedges
Sediments
Taxa
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Summary:More than 60 fossil achenes of Eleofimbris svensonii (Cyperaceae) were recovered from strata in Scott County, Kansas tentatively assigned to the late Miocene Ash Hollow Formation. This collection extends the temporal range of the taxon in this formation more than 130 km west and 20 km south and more than doubles the number of specimens available for study.
ISSN:0038-4909
1943-6262
DOI:10.1894/0038-4909(2003)048<0442:ESCPFT>2.0.CO;2