Piece of lignite from Frielendorf. (A) Overview of lignite slab

Download scientific diagram | Piece of lignite from Frielendorf. (A) Overview of lignite slab with two specimens of Castanopsis schmidtiana (Geinitz) Kräusel (originally figured by Menzel 1920; Pl. 15, Fig. 5, 6) as well as the charcoal specimens analysed for the present study (arrows point to the two largest pieces of charcoal); 1-Charcoal type-1 (indet. conifer), 2-Charcoal type-2 (Cupressaceae?type), scale bar = 5 cm; (B) close-up of seeds of Castanopsis schmidtiana (Geinitz) Kräusel, together with small pieces of charcoal (arrows), scale bar = 2 cm; (C), close-up of Cupressaceae?-type charcoal specimen exposed at the side of the lignite specimen, scale bar = 2 cm from publication: Charred conifer remains from the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene of Northern Hesse (Germany) | Fire is an important constituent of many modern and fossil ecosystems. During the last decades a large number of studies have dealt with fires in pre-Cenozoic ecosystems. Evidence for the occurrence of Palaeogene and Neogene wildfires (e.g. in the form of pyrogenic | Conifers, Miocene and Cupressaceae | ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists.

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