Fossil tree hollows from a late Permian forest of the Matinde Formation (Tete, Mozambique)

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dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorNhamutole, Nelson
dc.contributor.authorMacungo, Zanildo
dc.contributor.authorMilisse, Dino
dc.contributor.authorBamford, Marion
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-29T13:21:44Z
dc.date.available2018-10-29T13:21:44Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-31
dc.description.abstractFossil tree hollows are seldom described in the literature and can often be elusive to the field paleobotanist. However, these structures may provide unique paleoecological, environmental and tree life history information that are essential for a more complete understanding of ancient forests. A stump from the ‘late Permian’ (Wuchiapingian–Changhsingian) of the Mágoè Fossil Forest in Mozambique (Tete Province) provides a rare example of fossilized tree hollows. These hollows were found near the base of the tree and are subcircular in shape, ranging between ~1.3 and 3.5 cm in diameter. Although thirty-one trees were densely sampled (i.e. no fossil trees were excluded from a given area, in our case ~2650m2) and inspected at the Mágoè Fossil Forest, only one (PPM2017-31) exhibited tree hollows, highlighting the scarcity of these structures in this fossil forest. In modern forests tree hollows are more likely to be found in old trees, likewise PPM2017-31 was among the largest trees found in the sample, suggesting this was an old tree. The subcircular morphology of the tree hollows indicates they resulted from fungal/bacterial activity rather than from a fire.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianJNC2018en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipMuseu Nacional de Geologia Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (SFRH/BPD/96205/2013) FCT - AGA KHAN Development Network grant number 333206718 National Geographic Society grant number CP-109R-17en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2410-4418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/25916
dc.journal.titlePalaeontologia africanaen_ZA
dc.journal.volume53en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherEvolutionary Studies Instituteen_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright 2018 the Authorsen_ZA
dc.subjectMágoè Fossil Foresten_ZA
dc.subjectLopingianen_ZA
dc.subjectCahora Bassaen_ZA
dc.subjectpaleobotanyen_ZA
dc.subjecttree stumpsen_ZA
dc.subjectGondwanaen_ZA
dc.titleFossil tree hollows from a late Permian forest of the Matinde Formation (Tete, Mozambique)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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