A new species of Pinus Subgenus Pinus Subsection Contortae from Pliocene sediments of Ch'ijee's Bluff, Yukon Territory, Canada.

Three structurally preserved conifer ovulate cones are described from Pliocene sediments at Ch’ijee’s Bluff on the Porcupine River, near Old Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada. Cones are ovoid to conical, symmetrical, 3.4–4.4 cm long and 2.8–3.4 cm wide, with helically arranged cone-scale complexes. Ovul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schweger, C.E., McKown, A.D., Stockey, R.A.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Fossil conifers
Pliocene
Bluefish Basin
Ch’ijee’s Bluff
Pinus contorta
Pinaceae
Yukon Territory
Canada
Cones The
Cones, The
Yukon
Old Crow
Porcupine River
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/88480240-d0b7-4f5e-a8c9-7d61160ea3cc
https://doi.org/10.7939/R38269

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