4 Terrestrial Paleontology of the Pacific Northwest

Monday, 13 May 2002
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

DATA FROM FOSSIL WOODS

Paper number: 4-10
Program: THEME SESSIONS
Time: 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Authors

Abstract

General relationships between wood anatomical features and ecology are well-known for extant angiosperm trees. The characteristics of the diverse wood assemblage of the Clarno Nut Beds contrast with the Vantage Fossil Forests, and are consistent with what would be expected with the climate changes that occurred from Middle Eocene to Miocene. Data from the Clarno Formation woods together with data from other plant parts increase our knowledge of the plant diversity of the Tertiary.