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ScienceAsia 34 (2008): 137-145 |doi:
10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2008.34.137
A Late Pleistocene palynoflora from the coastal area of Songkhla Lake, southern Thailand
Wipanu Rugmaia, b, *, Paul J. Grotea, Chongpan Chonglakmanic, Reinhard Zetterd and David K. Fergusond
ABSTRACT: A sediment sample dating from the Late Pleistocene from Ban Bo So, Singha Nakhon district, Songkhla province, in the Sathingpra Peninsula of southern Thailand was extracted for palynological study. The predominance of mangrove palynomorphs, which are from various families including Rhizophoraceae, Sonneratiaceae, and Avicenniaceae, infers a marine deposit in a tidal environment. Other pollen is representative of tropical plants in back mangrove forest, beach forest, swamp, and lowland-montane forest. The presence of a mangrove community is indicative of a high sea level whereas inland pollen types suggest a tropical vegetation.
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School of Biology, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand. |
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Palaeontological Research and Education Centre, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand. |
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School of Geotechnology, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand. |
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Institute of Paleontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. |
* Corresponding author, E-mail: wipanu@hotmail.com
Received 13 Jun 2007, Accepted 28 Jan 2008
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