The Buffalo Canyon flora of 69 species, 18 MA old, from semiarid western Nevada, is a rich mixed conifer-hardwood forest with evergreen sclerophyll vegetation on bordering volcanic slopes. Precipitation totalled 100 centimeters and fell chiefly in summer; winter snow was light. Elevation was 1,280 meters, implying an uplift of 550 meters. Situated on windward slopes and at a higher elevation, this flora is more mesic than the nearby Eastgate-Middlegate floras.
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The Buffalo Canyon flora of 69 species, 18 MA old, from semiarid western Nevada, is a rich mixed conifer-hardwood forest with evergreen sclerophyll vegetation on bordering volcanic slopes. Precipitation totalled 100 centimeters and fell chiefly in summer; winter snow was light. Elevation was 1,280 meters, implying an uplift of 550 meters. Situated on windward slopes and at a higher elevation, this flora is more mesic than the nearby Eastgate-Middlegate floras.
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23pp photoplates. Minor rubbing. Some cover soil. Light spine bump. VG. 25x18cm, xii, 100, (23)pp, Series: University of California Publications: Geological Sciences. Volume 143. Includes 23pp photoplates. Contents: Introduction; Present Physical Conditions; Geologic Occurence and Age; Geological Occurence; Age; Composition of the Haynes Creek Flora; Taphonomy; Relative Abundance of Specimens; Habit; An East Asian Element; Paleoecology; Habitats and Vegetation; Climate; Elevation; Regional Comparisons; The Horse Prairie Flora; The Florissant Flota; Later Paleofloristic Changes; Background; Development of Modern Disjunct Populations; Summary; Systematic Descriptions. Appendices.
