title: Fossil woods from Janggi Group (Early Miocene) in Pohang Basin, Korea.
abstract: Sixty-four silicified fossil woods were collected from the Early Miocene Upper Coal-bearing Formation of Janggi Group in Pohang City, the Korean Peninsula. Out of them 23 specimens were identified as gymnosperms and 27 specimens as dicotyledons. The taxa identified include Picea palaeomaximowiczii Watari, Taxodioxylon cunninghamioides (Watari) Watari, T. sequoianum (Merckl.) Gothan, Fagus hondoensis (Watari) Watari, Cercidiphyllum sp., Camellia japonoxyla Suzuki et Terada, Distylium chiharu-hirayae Suzuki et Terada, Aesculus sp., Wataria miocenica (Watari) Terada et Suzuki and W. parvipora Terada et Suzuki. All of these species are reported for the first time from the Tertiary basins of Korea. Compared with those of the Miocene Formations in Japan, most taxa we found are common between the paleo-floras in Korea and Japan during the Early to Middle Miocene.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, 561-756, Korea, jeongek@mail.chonbuk.ac.kr
authors.forename: Eun Kyoung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Kyungsik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong Heon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D032462:Cycadopsida / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology; D005580:Fossils; D007564:Japan; D007723:Korea; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology; D014197:Trees / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology