Mennegoxylon
Mennegoxylon, commonly referred to as "snakewood", is a genus of now extinct trees exhibiting a cell structure resembling snake skin when viewed in cross section.[1] Mennegoxylon is found in the Eocene age Yegua Formation of Texas and Louisiana, USA.[1] Specifically, many examples of "snakewood" have been found in College Station, Texas.[2]
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The generitype is Mennegoxylon jonesii.[1] The genus is named for Dr. Alberta Mennega.[1]
References
- Hueber, F.M.; E.M.V. Nambudiri; W.D. Tidwell; E.F. Wheeler (1991). "An Eocene fossil tree with cambial variant wood structure" (PDF). Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. 68 (3–4): 257–267. doi:10.1016/0034-6667(91)90027-z.
- Singleton, Scott (January 2017). "Occurrence of Fossil Woods in Texas, Primarily the Cretaceous and Tertiary". Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions. 67: 305–330 – via The AAPG/Datapages Combined Publications Database.
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