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Magnolia latahensis
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rbcL
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Persea pseu-
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Cascadiacarpa spinosa
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Eocene of Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Mindell, R. A., R. A. Stockey, G. Beard, and R. S. Currah. 2007.
Margaretbarromyces dictyospo-
rus
gen sp. nov.: A permineralized corticolous ascomycete from the Eocene of Vancouver
Island, British Columbia.
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Mindell, R. A., R. A. Stockey, G. W. Rothwell, and G. Beard. 2006.
Gleichenia appianensis
sp.
nov. (Gleicheniaceae): A permineralized rhizome and associated vegetative remains from
the Eocene of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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