Phototropism of Petrified Wood and Its Relation with the Rotation of Different Blocks in China and the Possibility of Application in the World

• 作者: Benpei Liu Min Huang Ning Tian Shenghui Deng Tom Kapitany Yong Cao Yongdong Wang Yuanzheng Lu Zikun Jiang
• 来源期刊: 地质学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: JURASSIC Petrified WOOD PHOTOTROPISM Plate ROTATION PALAEOGEOGRAPHY
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（10）
• 页码范围: 585-588
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Normally, trees on the side directly exposed to sunlight will grow faster than the opposing side. This phenomenon is termed plant phototropism. Moreover, palaeomagnetists have revealed that the Junnar Block has never rotated since the Mesozoic. The petrified woods in the Jiangjunmiao area of Qitai County show the positive phototropism direction of SSW220. By compared with the modern normal growth stumps in plain area, which have positive phototropism direction of SSW 219 ± 5, this observation supports the conclusion of palaeomagnetic researchers: the Junggar basin has never rotated since the Late Jurassic.