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Ginkgo dissecta

(Ginkgo dissecta)

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Description

Ginkgo dissecta is an extinct ginkgo species in the family Ginkgoaceae described from a series of isolated fossil leaves. The species is known from Early Eocene sediments exposed in the province of British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, USA. It is one of two Ginkgo species found at the Washington and British Columbia sites.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Ginkgoopsida
Order:Ginkgoales
Family:Ginkgoaceae
Genus:Ginkgo
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