Charcoal remains from the mukheiris formation of Jordan-the first evidence of palaeowildfire from the anisian (middle triassic) of gondwana
Joint Authors
Abu Hamad, Abd Allah
Jasper, Andre
Uhl, Dieter
Source
The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Issue
Vol. 5, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2013), pp.17-22, 6 p.
Publisher
The Hashemite University Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Publication Date
2013-04-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
During recent field work on the Triassic of Jordan fossil charcoal remains have been discovered from the Lower Member of the Middle Triassic Mukheiris Formation (Anisian) at the eastern rim of the Dead Sea.
This material represents the first evidence for palaeowildfires during the Anisian of Gondwana and only the second macroscopic evidence from the Anisian on a global scale.
The charcoal shows anatomical features typical of gymnosperms, but at the moment nothing can be said about the taxonomic affinity of the woods, due to the fragmentary nature of the remains.
Our data suggest also that, like in other regions worldwide, the land vegetation in the Near-East region had already recovered, at least to some extent, from the devastating effects of the end-Permian ecological crisis and that wildfires occurred in these ecosystems, although nothing can be stated at the moment about frequencies and intensities of such fires.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu Hamad, Abd Allah& Jasper, Andre& Uhl, Dieter. 2013. Charcoal remains from the mukheiris formation of Jordan-the first evidence of palaeowildfire from the anisian (middle triassic) of gondwana. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences،Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.17-22.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu Hamad, Abd Allah…[et al.]. Charcoal remains from the mukheiris formation of Jordan-the first evidence of palaeowildfire from the anisian (middle triassic) of gondwana. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 5, no. 1 (Apr. 2013), pp.17-22.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu Hamad, Abd Allah& Jasper, Andre& Uhl, Dieter. Charcoal remains from the mukheiris formation of Jordan-the first evidence of palaeowildfire from the anisian (middle triassic) of gondwana. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 2013. Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.17-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-326655
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 21-22
Record ID
BIM-326655