Palaeoclimatic evolution and vegetational changes during the Late Oligocene-Miocene period in Western and Central Anatolia (Turkey)

The palaeotopography of central Anatolia was higher, compared to that of western Anatolia during the Middle-Late Miocene as indicated by a rich species diversification in mountain forests. This study provides the first quantitative model for Late Oligocene-Miocene palaeoclimatic evolution in western and central Anatolia.