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 | | The leaf impressions, primarily in sandstone, are of trees similar to modern oak, willow, poplar, laurel, sarsaparillas, magnolias, and sassafras, none of which are native to this area today. |
 | | These similarities in IR data, are consistent with Buddhue (1938b) and Langenheim and Beck (1968) who suggested jelinite and other fossil resins originated from the Araucariaceae in spite of the fact that these gymnosperms no longer occur in the Northern Hemisphere. |
 | | Waggoner (1996) went on to state the paleohabitat was relatively transient or variable, and that the lack of soil particles or plant debris eliminated a soil or litter paleohabitat (p. |
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