Palaeobotany Safari to  Africa

非洲埃塞俄比亚高原的古植物学

非洲埃塞俄比亚高原(Ethiopian Highlands)

The Ethiopian Highlands is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia,situated in the Horn region in Northeast Africa. It forms the largest continuous area of its altitude in the continent, with little of its surface falling below 1500 m(4,921 ft), while the summits reach heights of up to 4550 m(14,928 ft). It is sometimes called the Roof of Africa due to its height and large area.^[1] Most of the Ethiopian Highlands are part of central and northern Ethiopia, and its northern most portion reaches into Eritrea.

Fig.1. The Semien Mountains with the tallest peak Ras Dashen(4,550 m) in the Ethiopian Highlands are a World Heritage Site and include the Semien Mountains National Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Highlands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Highlands#mediaviewer/File:Semien_Mountains_13.jpg

（1）美国古植物学教授Bonnie F. Jacobs  

http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Departments/EarthSciences/People/Faculty/B%20Jacobs

Bonnie F. Jacobs  的野外工作范围包括肯尼亚、坦桑尼亚、塞俄比亚等地区。

（2）A Fossil Hunt in Ethiopia’s Mush Valley By Bonnie F. Jacobs

这是古植物学家Bonnie F. Jacobs 的日记，记载了她在埃塞俄比亚很多令人惊讶的科学发现。

scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com

http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/a-fossil-hunt-in-ethiopias-mush-valley/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Fig.2. Sketchy map of Ethiopia埃塞俄比亚的地理位置

Fig.3. A view of Mush Valley—(Bonnie F. Jacobs- A view of the Mush River near Addis Ababa, with its dark fossil-bearing shales.)

Fig.4.Bonnie F. Jacobs In Ethiopia, Ellen Currano and Aaron Pan sample the shale forfossil plants.

(3)中文版

埃塞俄比亚Mush Valley中的化石搜寻之旅

http://article.yeeyan.org/view/105395/162502

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古植物学的故事304期[总第305期]      

Story of Palaeobotany Series (No.304) [The 305th issue in total]

Palaeobotany Safari to  Africa非洲埃塞俄比亚高原的古植物学

Palaeobotanical studies in Ethiopian Highlands

http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-225931-866213.html

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