Michael Wachtler
Ed. DoloMythos - San Candido
www.dolomythos.com
Euro 34,90
The 235 million year old living world
The Middle-Late Triassic (Ladinian-Carnian) fossil site Madygen (SW Kyrgyzstan) is renowned for its exceptional fossil record and quality, encompassing a diverse array of plants, fish, insects, and reptiles. This remote region in Central Asia has attracted palaeontologists from around the world in recent decades. Surprisingly, the flora found at Madygen bears striking similarities to European plant communities of the same age, suggesting a lack of significant geographical barriers, such as high mountain ranges or sea barriers, which hindered exchange in the northern hemisphere during the Triassic period. Despite the subtropical climate, the plants at the site were generally smaller, likely due to less favourable living conditions.
With over 300 photos and drawings
With collaboration of:
Osh State University (Kirgistan) www.oshsu.kg
GeoExplorersClub,(Kirgistan) www.geoexplorersclub.com
Michael Wachtler and Alexey Dudashvili
Dolomythos-Museum, ISSN 2974-7376, 3/2, p. 34, year 2024
Euro 39,00
