65 m of clayey siltstone, limestone, and marls represent the Sekköy Member. The lignite seam at the base of the section represents the uppermost part of the Turgut Member. The Tınaz lignite mine section belongs to the Eskihisar Formation. Middle Miocene deposits exposed at the Tınaz lignite mine, Yatağan Basin, Muğla, southwestern Turkey, were palynologically investigated. Hence, resolving these synonymies is a prerequisite of any meaningful comparison of palynofloras in the region. Such a comparison reveals that in many instances different taxon names have been used to denote the same taxa. In addition, a list comparing the well-documented YB palynomorphs to morphologically similar palynomorphs of published late early to middle Miocene plant assemblages of western Anatolian was compiled. Apart from this, all the palynofloras, originating from the lignite seams and overlying limnic limestones (uppermost Turgut and Sekköy Member), of the YB are strongly indicative of extensive woody vegetation with a dominance of diverse Fagaceae and Pinaceae. amphibia only occur at Salihpaşalar and are typical of shallow water or temporary ponds associated with a lake shore. A number of rare accessorial taxa reflect these local differences: Pilularia, Valeriana, Drosera and Persicaria aff. Differences between coeval palynofloras of the Sekköy Member might reflect changing or prograding depositional environments. 140 plant taxa described from the YB, over 10% are confined to the Salihpaşalar assemblage. Seven types of algal spores, aplanospores/zygospores or cysts, six types of lycophyte and fern spores, 12 types of gymnosperm pollen and 90 types of angiosperm pollen were identified. A description, illustriation in the form of scanning electron micrographs and a key for identification of the different taxa is provided.Īs the third part of an ongoing investigation of middle Miocene palynofloras in the Yatağan Basin (YB), southwestern Anatolia, the palynofloras of the Salihpaşalar lignite mine in the main YB were studied. Pollen types: Polyads, triporate, tetra- hexaporate and pantobrevicolpate are characterized to Mimosoideae, Urticaceae, Fumariaceae and Portulacaceae respectively while pantoporate, tricolpate and tricolporate pollen types show highly diversity in pollen characters, comprising 16 pollen subtypes distributed among 14 families. Seven major pollen types and 18 subtypes included in two groups (complex and single pollen groups) were recognized. On the basis of pollen units, number and type of apertures, exine patterns were great diagnostic significance among the examined taxa. The pollen of 41 Egyptian taxa belongs to 18 families representing the current vegetation of Faiyum area described and illustrated with both LM and SEM micrographs. The aim of this investigation is dealing with determination of pollen micro- and macro-morphological characters of Egyptian taxa of subclass Archichlamydeae to provide palynological information and an identification key adapted for use with archeobotanical materials.
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