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Rhus potaninii, the Chinese varnish tree, Chinese sumac (names it shares with other species), Potanin's sumac, or Potanin's lacquer tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is native to central and southern China. [ 2 ]
2.1 Selected Paleozoic taxa of Oklahoma. 3 Mesozoic. 4 Cenozoic. 5 ... prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of ...
Oklahoma was a terrestrial environment for most of the ensuing Mesozoic era. [3] The Late Triassic Dockum Group of western Oklahoma preserved remains of archosaurs and temnospondyls, although its fossil record is restricted to a narrow region of the panhandle and is far sparser than the equivalent records in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. [98]
The McLemore Site is located on a terrace overlooking Cobb Creek outside the town of Colony in central western Oklahoma. The first major archaeological investigation took place in 1960 under the auspices of Dr. Robert E. Bell of Oklahoma State University. Three sections of the site were excavated: an area of cache and refuse pits, an area once ...
The Sam Noble Museum has received a number of national and international awards, including the national award for Collection Stewardship and Heritage Preservation in 2004; the National Medal for Museums from the Institute of Museums and Library Services in 2014, the highest award from the U.S. government for a museum for being an institution that makes a difference for individuals, families ...
The oldest gun found in the continental U.S. makes for a great headline, and Seymour has been besieged by media since the paper was published. The superlative attached to the cannon is of course ...
The bur oak was designated a Bicentennial Tree in 1987 in recognition for having existed when the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787. Today's top stories: → Mom charged with murder of missing ...
Oldest tree in New Zealand. Its name translates as "Father of the Forest". Cis Henrykowski: 1270: Common Yew Taxus Baccata: Henryków Lubański, Lower Silesia, Poland: Oldest tree in Poland. The age of the tree was estimated based on the trunk circumference and growth rate assessed by taking a core from an undamaged part of the trunk.