Author/Authors :
AKKEMIK, Unal Istanbul University - Faculty of Forestry - Department of Forest Botany, TURKEY , KOSE, Nesibe Istanbul University - Faculty of Forestry - Department of Forest Botany, TURKEY , TURKOGLU, Necla Ankara Üniversitesi - Faculty of Letters - Department of Geography, TURKEY , CICEK, Ihsan Ankara Üniversitesi - Faculty of Letters - Department of Geography, TURKEY , POOLE, Imogen University of Utrecht Branch - National Herbarium of the Netherlands - Wood Anatomy Section, THE NETHERLANDS , GURGEN, Gürcan Ankara Üniversitesi - Faculty of Education, TURKEY
Abstract :
The taxonomic composition of a recently discovered silicified fossil forest, preserved by volcanic activity 18.2-16.9 million years ago in اamldere 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 (CAM1) and Sequoia (CAM2). These genera were extinct from Anatolia and Europe during late Miocene.
