Fossil wood from the upper Miocene Mpesida Beds at Cheparain (Baringo District, Kenya): Botanical affinities and palaeoenvironmental implications
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- 作者：Dario De Franceschia ; dariodf@mnhn.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Marion Bamfordb ; Marion.Bamford@wits.ac.za" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Martin Pickforda ; pickford@mnhn.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Brigitte Senuta ; bsenut@mnhn.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Fossil wood ; Anatomy ; Angiosperm ; Kenya ; Africa ; Miocene ; Paleoflora
- 刊名：Journal of African Earth Sciences
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：115
- 期：Complete
- 页码：271-280
- 全文大小：6366 K
文摘
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We discovered fossil wood in place in the Upper Miocene layers in Kenya.
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We studied anatomically the fossil wood and identified them partly.
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The cambial activity of all the fossil wood reveals a past seasonal climate.
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The discovered palaeoflora is potentially close to the extant flora found in the Tana River valley in Eastern Kenya.
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The present environment of the Tugen Hills is cooler than the paleoenvironment of the fossil site due to the Hills uplift.