Locality
29°22´ east longitude, 38°5´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Mahmutgazi, Çal, Denizli, Turkey, Asien
Geological relevance of location
The fragments of bones originate from dry-land and/or river sediments rich in coarse debris. The material is found in lenses in only a few horizons and provides evidence of a mud flow caused by a flash flood, which rolled down a dry valley, carrying everything in its path, including animals drinking at a water hole. The animal remains are preserved as if they had been \"baked\" in a lump of dough. The fauna includes predecessors of the present-day gazelle, antelope, elephant and horse. These particular bone fragments have been washed free of sediment in order to select identifiable specimens.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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fine fragments of bones
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Colour
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whitish, reddish brown
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Age
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Late Miocene, about 10 million years old
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Donor
Dr. Jens Dieter Becker-Platen,
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources/Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany