Item Number
1035
Type
image
Description
Sequoia
Size
10x9
Age
Miocene
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Display
Building
Gardiner Hall
Original Site
Northwest USA
Date Acquired
1984
Source
Roner
Gallery/Room\Floor
Faculty Office
Notes
Houston identified as cedar but in Notes from Dr. Scott Singleton, Houston Museum: Sequoia (exact species not known) Family: Oregon, Formation: unknown Age: unknown, probably Miocene or Pliocene Distinguishing Characteristics: Pronounced growth rings resulting from seasonal temperature variations in a temperate environment. The growth rings are more evident in sequoia (and it's cousin, cypress) because of the abrupt change from very large cell size in the early wood (known as "coarse t
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Houston identified as cedar but in Notes from Dr. Scott Singleton, Houston Museum: Sequoia (exact species not known) Family: Oregon, Formation: unknown Age: unknown, probably Miocene or Pliocene Distinguishing Characteristics: Pronounced growth rings resulting from seasonal temperature variations in a temperate environment. The growth rings are more evident in sequoia (and it's cousin, cypress) because of the abrupt change from very large cell size in the early wood (known as "coarse t 11x8
Keywords
Sequoia Houston identified as cedar but in Notes from Dr. Scott Singleton, Houston Museum: Sequoia (exact species not known) Family: Oregon, Formation: unknown Age: unknown, probably Miocene or Pliocene Distinguishing Characteristics: Pronounced growth rings resulting from seasonal temperature variations in a temperate environment. The growth rings are more evident in sequoia (and it's cousin, cypress) because of the abrupt change from very large cell size in the early wood (known as "coarse t 1984 Miocene Small Slab
Keywords
Sequoia Houston identified as cedar but in Notes from Dr. Scott Singleton, Houston Museum: Sequoia (exact species not known) Family: Oregon, Formation: unknown Age: unknown, probably Miocene or Pliocene Distinguishing Characteristics: Pronounced growth rings resulting from seasonal temperature variations in a temperate environment. The growth rings are more evident in sequoia (and it's cousin, cypress) because of the abrupt change from very large cell size in the early wood (known as "coarse t 1984 Miocene Small Slab