Terminalioxylon edwardsii from the Oligocene of Egypt, with a review of the genus in Africa

Abstract

petrified wood resembling modern wood of Terminalia (Combretaceae) is described from the Oligocene of the Cairo Petrified Forest, Egypt. On the bases of xylotomical homologies, the fossil wood is attributed to Terminalioxylon edwardsii. A summary is given on Terminalioxylon and Combretaceae, with inferences on palaeoclimate.