THE AKCHAGYLIAN FLORA AND VEGETATION OF THE UDMURTIAN KAMA RIVER REGION

Abstract

A paleobotanical study of Akchagylian deposits exposed by a borehole in the Udmurtian Kama River Region was performed. The characteristics of the vegetation cover of the Early, Middle, and Late Akchagylian are provided. The composition of the fossil flora as revealed by palynological and carpological analyses are described. The significance of paleobotanical studies for the subdivision and correlation of Pliocene deposits is shown. © Pleiades Publishing, Inc. 2006.