More evidence of tropical conditions in the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) with new fossil woods from North-Central Türkiye

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dc.authoridAkkemik, Unal/0000-0003-2099-5589
dc.authoridToprak, Ozlem/0000-0002-6910-011X
dc.contributor.authorAkkem, Unal
dc.contributor.authorKocbulut, Fikret
dc.contributor.authorToprak, Ozlem
dc.contributor.authorTunc, Umut
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-04T16:45:34Z
dc.date.available2025-05-04T16:45:34Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractFossil wood descriptions are among the most important indicators in understanding forest structures across geological ages. This study was carried out to obtain new findings about the Middle Eocene Climate Optimum (MECO) period of Anatolia with new samples collected from the Middle Eocene-aged fossil area near Amasya-Goynucek. The fossil area falls into the Goynucek Volcanics in the region. Transverse, radial, and tangential microscopic sections were taken from three new fossil wood samples, and all identifications were performed on these microscopic sections. As a result, the fossil species were identified as Pinuxylon cf. P. tarnocziense, cf. Dichrostachyoxylon zirkelii, and Laurinoxylon perseamimatus based on their wood anatomical features. In all three fossil woods, the growth rings are quite wide and their boundaries are indistinct. This indicates the existence of warm tropical conditions in the MECO period. On the other hand, the extant representatives of the angiosperm genera identified here are found in tropical-subtropical forests. Overall, more information was obtained about the forest structure and climate of tropical conditions in the MECO period of Anatolia.
dc.description.sponsorshipIstanbul University-Cerrahpasa [FBA-2021-35698]
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank Mehmet Ali Oral for the microscopic sections. The corresponding author was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Project Number FBA-2021-35698.
dc.identifier.doi10.55730/1300-0985.1880
dc.identifier.endpage893
dc.identifier.issn1300-0985
dc.identifier.issue7
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85178305257
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage880
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0985.1880
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/35116
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001110734600006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Earth Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250504
dc.subjectMiddle Eocene Climate Optimum
dc.subjectPinuxylon tarnocziense
dc.subjectDichrostachyoxylon zirkelii
dc.subjectLaurinoxylon perseamimatus
dc.subjectpetrified wood
dc.subjectGoynucek Volcanics
dc.titleMore evidence of tropical conditions in the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) with new fossil woods from North-Central Türkiye
dc.typeArticle

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