Early Miocene grassland ecosystem at Bukwa, Mount Elgon, Uganda
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Publisher
Comptes Rendus Palevol
Publication Year
2002
Body
Fossil plants and terrestrial gastropods collected by the Uganda Palaeontology Expedition at Bukwa site I in 1997 and 1998, throw light on the palaeoenvironmental conditions that characterised the area during the end of the Early Miocene, some 17.5 Ma ago. Some of the evidence indicates the presence of grasslands in situ at the locality, but part of the fossil gastropod assemblage and some of the plants suggest the presence of woodland to forest nearby.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Journal Volume
1
Journal Number
4
Journal Pages
213-219
Collection
Journal Name
Comptes Rendus Palevol
Keywords
Early Miocene
palaeoenvironment
grassland ecosystem
terrestrial gastropods
palaeosols
volcanic ashes
Uganda
Miocène inférieur
paléoenvironnement
savane
gastéropodes terrestres
Paleosols
cendres volcaniques
Ouganda
palaeobotany
palaeoecology
Africa
Journal articles from the Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) African Journal of Range and Forage Science as well as related articles and reports from throughout the southern African region.