The composition and age of the Ul’ya flora (Okhotsk-Chukotka volcanic belt, North-East of Russia): paleobotanical and geochronological constraints

• Published in: Acta Palaeobotanica
• Main Authors: VYACHESLAV V. AKININ, LINA B. GOLOVNEVA, EKATERINA B. SALNIKOVA, IRINA V. ANISIMOVA, SERGEY V. SHCZEPETOV, NATALYA V. NOSOVA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences 2019
• Subjects: late cretaceous flora; u-pb geochronology; okhotsk–chukotka volcanic belt; Paleontology; QE701-760; Botany; QK1-989; Aliki; Amka; Chaun; Magadan; Okhotsk; Tumany; Ul’ya; Viliga; Chukotka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/acpa-2019-0014; https://doaj.org/article/478cd262ac1a4363b74fb70f45275f96

The Ul’ya flora comes from the Amka Formation of the Ul’ya Depression, located in the Okhotsk–Chukotka volcanic belt (North-East Russia). This flora includes ~50 species, among which conifers predominate. Ferns and angiosperms are also diverse. The Ul’ya flora is characterized by high endemism and b...