Update and reassessment of the Miocene carpological flora from the Turów open pit mine of SW Poland and its palaeoenvironmental implications

One of the largest and best known, but never completely investigated, fossil carpological floras of the Zittau Basin is revised. The list of revised taxa is supplemented with materials left by H. Czeczott and her team, and newly collected specimens. New combinations are proposed for four species. On...

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Main Authors: Rafał Kowalski, Vasilis Teodoridis, Torsten Utescher
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Published: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences 2025-06-01
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description One of the largest and best known, but never completely investigated, fossil carpological floras of the Zittau Basin is revised. The list of revised taxa is supplemented with materials left by H. Czeczott and her team, and newly collected specimens. New combinations are proposed for four species. On the basis of taxa obtained and their location in the geological profile, Turów floras are assigned to two biostratigraphic stages of the Lower Miocene. The Integrated Plant Record vegetation analysis indicates domination of zonal broad-leaved evergreen forest in most studied fossil assemblages from Turów open pit mine (SW Poland). The palaeoclimate reconstruction using the Coexistence Approach method reveals MAT 17–22°C and MAP 1200–1600 mm for most floristic levels. The obtained palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate parameters correspond with those of other coeval floras of the Zittau Basin and Lusatia.
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spelling doaj-art-cbb9984db9854134af9d9a5087b8014e2025-08-22T10:50:39ZengW. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of SciencesActa Palaeobotanica2082-02592025-06-01651409710.35535/acpa-2025-0002201421Update and reassessment of the Miocene carpological flora from the Turów open pit mine of SW Poland and its palaeoenvironmental implicationsRafał Kowalski0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-9930Vasilis Teodoridis1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9922-106XTorsten Utescher2Museum of the Earth in Warsaw, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Na Skarpie 27, 00-488 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Biology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Education, Charles University, Magdalény Rettigové 4, 116 39 Praha 1, Czech RepublicSenckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt/M., Senckenberg Research Station of Quaternary Palaeontology, Weimar, Germany; Institute for Geosciences, University of Bonn, Nussallee 8, Bonn, 53115, GermanyOne of the largest and best known, but never completely investigated, fossil carpological floras of the Zittau Basin is revised. The list of revised taxa is supplemented with materials left by H. Czeczott and her team, and newly collected specimens. New combinations are proposed for four species. On the basis of taxa obtained and their location in the geological profile, Turów floras are assigned to two biostratigraphic stages of the Lower Miocene. The Integrated Plant Record vegetation analysis indicates domination of zonal broad-leaved evergreen forest in most studied fossil assemblages from Turów open pit mine (SW Poland). The palaeoclimate reconstruction using the Coexistence Approach method reveals MAT 17–22°C and MAP 1200–1600 mm for most floristic levels. The obtained palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate parameters correspond with those of other coeval floras of the Zittau Basin and Lusatia.https://acpa.botany.pl/Update-and-reassessment-of-the-Miocene-carpological-flora-from-the-Turow-open-pit,201421,0,2.htmlfruitsseedsconespalaeovegetationpalaeoclimateneogenezittau basin
spellingShingle Rafał Kowalski
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Update and reassessment of the Miocene carpological flora from the Turów open pit mine of SW Poland and its palaeoenvironmental implications
Acta Palaeobotanica
fruits
seeds
cones
palaeovegetation
palaeoclimate
neogene
zittau basin
title Update and reassessment of the Miocene carpological flora from the Turów open pit mine of SW Poland and its palaeoenvironmental implications
title_full Update and reassessment of the Miocene carpological flora from the Turów open pit mine of SW Poland and its palaeoenvironmental implications
title_fullStr Update and reassessment of the Miocene carpological flora from the Turów open pit mine of SW Poland and its palaeoenvironmental implications
title_full_unstemmed Update and reassessment of the Miocene carpological flora from the Turów open pit mine of SW Poland and its palaeoenvironmental implications
title_short Update and reassessment of the Miocene carpological flora from the Turów open pit mine of SW Poland and its palaeoenvironmental implications
title_sort update and reassessment of the miocene carpological flora from the turow open pit mine of sw poland and its palaeoenvironmental implications
topic fruits
seeds
cones
palaeovegetation
palaeoclimate
neogene
zittau basin
url https://acpa.botany.pl/Update-and-reassessment-of-the-Miocene-carpological-flora-from-the-Turow-open-pit,201421,0,2.html
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