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Abstract | A new late Miocene (Tortonian) leaf flora has recently been recovered in the southernmost part of Europe on the island of Gavdos, Greece. So far, three conifers (Tetraclinis salicornioides, Taxodium dubium and Pinus sp.) and 27 fossil species/morphotypes of angiosperms have been recognized. Among them, some represent subtropical, partly evergreen woody elements (e.g. Daphnogene sp., Laurophyllum sp., Myrica lignitum), some others (e.g., ?Sassafras, Fagus gussonii, Ulmus, Acer angustilobum, Populus populina, Ailanthus pythii, Paliurus tiliifolius, several legumes) belong to deciduous shrubs or trees. The number of the determined angiosperms is sufficient for using statistical techniques to estimate palaeoclimate (LMA, CLAMP, CA) and to reconstruct the palaeovegetation (phytosociological approach, IPR-vegetation analysis). The Gavdos flora is based on leaf impressions and allows correlations with other Greek floras of almost the same age, namely from Crete – Vrysses (latest Tortonian to Messinian, ca. 7.5-6.0 Ma), Makrilia (late Tortonian, ca. 8.6-7.7 Ma) and Pitsidia, Messara Basin (early Tortonian, ca. 10.5 Ma), while that from Vegora, Macedonia (Messinian, ca. 7-6 Ma) may document further trends in the late Miocene. |
Author/Creator | Mantzouka, Dimitra; Kvaček, Zlatko; Teodoridis, Vasilis; Utescher, Torsten; Tsaparas, Nicolaos; Karakitsios, Vasileios | Licencee | Ειδικός Λογαριασμός Κονδυλίων Έρευνας Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών |
Contractor | Ειδικός Λογαριασμός Κονδυλίων Έρευνας Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών |
Contractor | Ειδικός Λογαριασμός Κονδυλίων Έρευνας Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών |
Source | N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Abh. 275/1 (2015), 47-81 |
Language | English | Date | 2015 |
Extent | 36 pages |
Subject | γεωλογία χλωρίδα |
Keywords | Leaf flora, Palaeovegetation, Palaeoclimate, Late Miocene, Mediterranean, Greece | Is Related to | Remarks on the Messinian evaporites of Zakynthos Island (Ionian Sea, Eastern Mediterranean) Τhe Τortonian – Μessinian transition in Αg. Ιoannis section, Μessara basin, central crete: Βiostratigraphical and paleoenvironmental implications Source rock potential of the late Miocene Metochia Formation of Gavdos Island, Greece The Mediterranean record of small pelagic fish of the last thirteen million years Gavdos Island palaeoflora: A newly recovered late Neogene flora of the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece) |
Type | Text (Journal article) | Scientific Coordinator | Καρακίτσιος, Βασίλειος |
Project Notes | ΘΑΛΗΣ-ΕΚΠΑ-«Κρίση Αλμυρότητας του Μεσσηνίου: η μεγαλύτερη περιβαλλοντική διαταραχή της Μεσογείου και οι επιπτώσεις της στο βιόκοσμο» |
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