'Oldest bamboo' fossil from Eocene Patagonia turns out to be a conifer
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 11:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A recent examination revealed that Chusquea oxyphylla, a fossilized leafy branch from the early Eocene in Patagonia, which has been widely cited as the oldest bamboo fossil and as evidence for a Gondwanan origin of bamboos is actually a conifer.