Woods of a Miocene Petrified Forest near Ankara, Turkey

Akkemik U., TÜRKOĞLU N., Poole I., ÇİÇEK İ., KÖSE N., GÜRGEN G.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.89-97, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/tar-0807-17
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.89-97
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fossil forest, Taxodium, Sequoia, palaeobotany, Miocene, Camlidere, EVOLUTION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The taxonomic composition of a recently discovered silicified fossil forest, preserved by volcanic activity 18.2-16.9 million years ago in Camlidere near Ankara (Turkey), is investigated. Many samples collected were divided into 2 groups as CAM1 and CAM2. Thin sections from transversal. radial, and tangential directions were cut to identify the woods. Wood identifications were performed using standard techniques and fossil wood features. The preserved wood indicates that the forest was composed almost exclusively of Taxodium (CAM 1) and Sequoia (CAM2). These genera were extinct from Anatolia and Europe during late Miocene.