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Taxodium/Glyptostrobus, Ulmus, and Carya dominated the first zone.
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e0“dominated by Taxodium/Glyptostrobus, Ulmus, Carya, Engelhardia, Pterocarya, and Quercus.”
Title
Palynological Characteristics of Neogene Deposits from Bełchatów Lignite Mine (Central Poland)
Thang Van Do; Ewa Durska Plants 2025. doi:10.3390/plants14193034
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation The deposits yielded 78 sporomorph taxa, including 10 spore, 15 gymnosperm pollen, and 53 angiosperm pollen taxa.
- Observation Angiosperm and gymnosperm pollen occurred consistently in every sample.
- Observation Plant spores were scarce.
- Observation Three palynological zones reflected changes in vegetation.
- Observation The first zone comprised swamp, riparian, and mixed mesophilous forests.
- Observation Engelhardia, Pterocarya, and Quercus also dominated the first zone.
- Observation Taxodium/Glyptostrobus and Alnus declined in the cooler second zone.
- Observation Swamp forests recovered in the third zone.
- Observation Palaeoclimate was subtropical and humid in the Early Miocene.
- Observation Humidity fluctuated in the late Early Miocene.
- Observation Climate shifted to warm temperate and humid in the Late Miocene.
