Mennegoxylon | |
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Mennegoxylon specimen | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
Genus: | †
Mennegoxylon F.M.Hueber, E.M.V.Nambudiri, W.D.Tidwell & E.F.Wheeler |
Type species | |
Mennegoxylon jonesii |
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]
It has been classified as a genus in the Nyctaginaceae. [3] The type species is Mennegoxylon jonesii. [1] The genus is named for Dr. Alberta Mennega. [1]
Mennegoxylon | |
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Mennegoxylon specimen | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
Genus: | †
Mennegoxylon F.M.Hueber, E.M.V.Nambudiri, W.D.Tidwell & E.F.Wheeler |
Type species | |
Mennegoxylon jonesii |
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]
It has been classified as a genus in the Nyctaginaceae. [3] The type species is Mennegoxylon jonesii. [1] The genus is named for Dr. Alberta Mennega. [1]