A woody shrub from the Miocene Nevis Oil Shale, Otago, New Zealand - a possible fossil divaricate?

Authors
Campbell, JD Lee, DE Lee, WG
Citation
Jd. Campbell et al., A woody shrub from the Miocene Nevis Oil Shale, Otago, New Zealand - a possible fossil divaricate?, J RS NZ, 30(2), 2000, pp. 147-153
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
ISSN journal
03036758 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
147 - 153
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-6758(200006)30:2<147:AWSFTM>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Fragments of a shrub preserved in the Miocene Nevis Oil Shale in Nevis Vall ey, Central Otago are described. Leaf size and arrangement, and stem archit ecture appear similar to divaricate growth forms in the modem New Zealand f lora.