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Phyllocladus fossil, Miocene Manuherikia Group, New Zealand
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Phyllocladus fossils from the Miocene of New Zealand, and Cretaceous Protophyllocladus

A rare plant fossil in the Miocene Manuherikia Group of New Zealand, is Phyllocladus (the Celery Pine). This is a strange conifer which, instead of leaves, the adult plant has multi-veined flattened branches that are called phylloclades. With these phylloclades, the average person would scarcely believe Phyllocladus is… Read more