On the fossil flora of Jebel Qatrani area, Fayum, Egypt | ||||
Taeckholmia | ||||
Article 8, Volume 26, Issue 1, 2006, Page 131-140 PDF (319.67 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/taec.2006.12289 | ||||
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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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