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Image Title: Anatomically preserved fossils of Shirleya grahamae (Lythraceae)
Image Credit: Kathleen B. Pigg, Arizona State University
AJB Editor: Judy Jernstedt, University of California - Davis
Intended End User: Teacher, Student
License Details: BSA - Terms for Image Use
Copyright held by: Kathleen B. Pigg, BSA
Date Created: 2/1/2005
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Anatomically preserved fossils of Shirleya grahamae (Lythraceae), from the middle Miocene Yakima Canyon flora of central Washington State, USA. In the left column are transverse sections of the fruit from near the apex to the base showing tightly packed seeds; the central column shows details of the seeds with a triangular embryo cavity and large inflated distal wing; the right column shows tangential sections from inside to outside.

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

Shirleya grahamae gen. et sp. nov. (Lythraceae), Lagerstroemia-like fruits from the middle Miocene Yakima Canyon flora, central Washington State, USA

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