On the fossil flora of Jebel Qatrani area, Fayum, Egypt | ||
| Taeckholmia | ||
| Article 8, Volume 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-140 PDF (319.67 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/taec.2006.12289 | ||
| Author | ||
| Wagieh Elsaadawi* | ||
| Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Reference is made to about 200 species of fossil plants and plant fragments previously reported from Upper Eocene to Pleistocene/ Holocene strata of Jebel Qatrani area in northern Fayum Depression. The fossils belong to algae, pteridophytes and angiosperms. Comments are made on the origin of the flora, palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Egypt; Fayum; Fossil plants; Jebel Qatrani Formation | ||
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