ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Late Neogene leaf assemblage
from Bełchatów Lignite Mine
(central Poland)
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| 1 | Department of Palaeobotany, Władysław Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lubicz 46,
31-512 Kraków, Poland |
Online publication date: 2014-12-20
Publication date: 2014-12-20
Acta Palaeobotanica 2014; 54(2): 249–277
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ABSTRACT
Leaf macroremains collected in the Bełchatów Lignite Mine (central Poland) were investigated. The
fossil assemblage consists of leaves of Acer, Betula, Carpinus, Dicotylophyllum, Fagus, ?Magnolia, “Parrotia”,
Pinus, Quercus, and Zelkova. Mesophytic (zonal) elements dominate, with admixture of riparian (azonal) leaf
taxa. The floristic composition points to late Neogene (late Miocene to late Pliocene) age and suggests favourable
temperate climate with mild winters.
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