Fossilized wood from cypress or cypress-like trees; a genus of petrified wood showing the cellular structure of ancient cypress trees.
From Latin 'cupressinus' (cypress) plus Greek 'xylon' (wood), creating a paleontological term for fossilized cypress wood.
Cupressinoxylon fossils are time machines for paleobotanists—by studying the preserved cell structure of ancient cypress wood, scientists can determine climate conditions millions of years ago and track how species migrated across continents.
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