The in situ Glyptostroboxylon forest of Hoegaarden (Belgium) at the Initial Eocene Thermal Maximum (55 Ma)

peer reviewed ; Hundreds of silicified standing stumps have been discovered within a lignitic horizon in the middle of the Tienen Formation near Hoegaarden in northeast Belgium. The anatomical features of the fossil stumps, as those of the numerous silicified secondary xylem remains collected since the last century from this area, demonstrate that they all belong to a single taxodiaceous taxon. The stumps bear characteristics shared by Taxodioxylon gypsaceum and Glyptostroboxylon tenerum, but affinities with the latter appear closer. They are attributed to Glyptostroboxylon sp. Calibration of... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Fairon-Demaret, Muriel
Steurbaut, Etienne
Damblon, Freddy
Dupuis, Christian
Smith, Thierry
Gerrienne, Philippe
Dokumenttyp: journal article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
Verlag/Hrsg.: Elsevier Science Bv
Schlagwörter: Early Eocene / fossil wood / gymnosperm / Glyptostroboxylon / taphonomy / Belgium / Physical / chemical / mathematical & earth Sciences / Earth sciences & physical geography / Life sciences / Phytobiology (plant sciences / forestry / mycology.) / Physique / chimie / mathématiques & sciences de la terre / Sciences de la terre & géographie physique / Sciences du vivant / Biologie végétale (sciences végétales / sylviculture / mycologie.)
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26985790
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peer reviewed ; Hundreds of silicified standing stumps have been discovered within a lignitic horizon in the middle of the Tienen Formation near Hoegaarden in northeast Belgium. The anatomical features of the fossil stumps, as those of the numerous silicified secondary xylem remains collected since the last century from this area, demonstrate that they all belong to a single taxodiaceous taxon. The stumps bear characteristics shared by Taxodioxylon gypsaceum and Glyptostroboxylon tenerum, but affinities with the latter appear closer. They are attributed to Glyptostroboxylon sp. Calibration of the sedimentological, stratigraphical and organic carbon isotope data reveals that these taxodiaceous fossil trees developed in a swampy lowland environment most probably during the Initial Eocene Thermal Maximum at ca. 55 Ma. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.