Cladus: Eukaryota Name Ginkgo dissecta Mustoe, 2002 Type Locality Middle Eocene Kamloops Sediments, McAbee, British Columbia, Canada Type Material Holotype: Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA WWU-GK-202(McAbee) References * Mustoe, George E 2002. Eocene Ginkgo leaf fossils from the Pacific Northwest. Canadian Journal of Botany 80:1078-1087 --- Ginkgo dissecta is an extinct species of plant that existed in Canada during the Early Miocene (23 to 16 million years ago). Its leaves were like that of the extant Ginkgo biloba, but had four lobes instead of two. It was most likely killed off during the ice age glaciers.
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