Tags: Conifer.

Abies milleri an extinct species of fir known from fossil remains found in deposits from the early Eocene Ypresian stage (around 49.5 mya) in Washington State USA is the oldest confirmed record for the fir genus. The species was described from 81 fossil specimens collected from Burke Museum site number A0307 in Ferry County Washington.

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binomial authority
Howard_E._Schorn
class
Pinophyta
division
Pinophyta
family
Pinaceae
genus
Fir
kingdom
Plant
order
Pinales

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