Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
Fupingopollenites, an extinct plant, has been suggested to belong to a family that originated in eastern Asia, where it was recovered from the early middle Eocene. It developed throughout the Oligocene in eastern Asia, expanding its geographical range and reaching maximum distribution and probably species diversity in the Miocene. In this study, we present the Fupingopollenites occurrences from different regions and ages in Turkiye: the middle-late Eocene transition from the Hatildag area (NW Turkiye), the middle-late Eocene transition from the Nigde-Ulukisla area (central Turkiye), the early Oligocene from the Ankara-Sereflikochisar area (central Turkiye), the Miocene from the Mugla area (SW Anatolia), and the Pliocene from the Isparta-Sarkikaraagac area (southern Anatolia). Based on all new findings and published records, we suggest that the migratory route of this plant into Europe is across Turkiye. Furthermore, we can conclude that the suitable palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental conditions for the flourishment of this pollen existed in Turkiye during the Eocene-early Oligocene. According to the numerical climatic estimates, the favorable mean annual temperature and the mean annual prepitation was similar to 16 degrees C and 1000-1100 mm respectively. In addition, we suggest that the microclimatic conditions driven by the intense local tectonics in different depositional areas exerted a significant role in the distribution of this plant. In this study, the botanical relationship of Podocarpium podocarpum with Fupingopollenites has not been fully determined. However, it is noteworthy that both plants were identified in the macro- and micro-flora of Mugla and its surroundings in the Middle Miocene.