The First Record of Fossil Rubiaceae Wood from Egypt

Document Type : Regular issue (Original Article)

Abstract

 AFOSSIL dicot wood specimen is described from the lower ............Miocene of Gebel El-Khashab Formation in the west of Giza Pyramids, Egypt. Anatomical characters suggest affinities with Rubiaceae. Comment is given on the distribution of Rubiaceae fossil wood in the world particularly Africa.

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