Mennegoxylon
Extinct genus of trees
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Mennegoxylon, commonly referred to as snakewood, is a genus of now extinct trees exhibiting a cell structure resembling snake skin when viewed in cross section.[1] Mennegoxylon is found in the Eocene age Yegua Formation of Texas and Louisiana, USA.[1] Specifically, many examples of snakewood have been found in College Station, Texas.[2]
| Mennegoxylon | |
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| Mennegoxylon specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus: | †Mennegoxylon F.M.Hueber, E.M.V.Nambudiri, W.D.Tidwell & E.F.Wheeler |
| Type species | |
| Mennegoxylon jonesii | |
It has been classified as a genus in the Nyctaginaceae.[3] The type species is Mennegoxylon jonesii.[1] The genus is named for Dr. Alberta Mennega.[1]
