Miocene woods of the Janggi Basin in Korea: Implications for paleofloral changes

• Published in: Geosciences Journal Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 11 - 22
• Main Authors: Lim, Jong-Deock, Jeong, Eun-Kyoung, Kim, Kyungsik, Suzuki, Mitsuo, Paik, In Sung, Kim, Haang-Mook
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Science and Business Media LLC 01.03.2010; Springer-Verlag; Springer Nature B.V; 한국지질과학협의회
• Subjects: Archipelagoes; Biodiversity; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Flora; Fossils; Leaves; Miocene; Paleobotany; Paleoclimate science; Taxa; Taxonomy; 지질학; South Korea; Janggi Basin; Miocene; Pohang area; fossil woods; Korea

Eleven taxa of fossil woods — two gymnosperms and nine dicotyledons — were identified from 59 specimens collected from the Lower Coal-bearing Formation of the Janggi Group at Shinjeong-ri in Donghae-myeon, Pohang City, Gyeongsangbukdo, Korea. One new taxon, Fraxinus oligocenica , was discovered and...