American Journal of Botany · 1969 · 11 citations · 0 references
BotanySoutheastern North AmericaLeaf CompressionsBiostratigraphyClay PitsEarth ScienceSocial SciencesE. W. BerryPaleoenvironmental ReconstructionPhylogeneticsPaleoenvironmental ChangeEocene DepositsGeographyPlant TaxonomyBiologyNatural SciencesEvolutionary BiologyPaleoecologyGross Morphological CharactersPaleobotany
A study was made of the gross morphological characters and cuticular features of several fossil leaves of Knightiophyllum wilcoxianum Berry. These fossil leaves were collected from Eocene deposits exposed in three clay pits in western Tennessee. This investigation refutes the relationship of Knightiophyllum wilcoxianum to the modern genus Knightia and the family Proteaceae as suggested by E. W. Berry.