...The individual tree trunks that make up a fossil forest are generally silicified wood. The term submerged forest (or submarine forest) is sometimes used, but if this refers to a forest from the geological era, this buried forest is a fossil forest. If a very recent forest has sunk to the bottom of a lake or ocean due to rising lake or sea levels (or land subsidence), it is simply called a buried forest, not a fossil forest. ... *Some terminology explanations that mention "submerged forest" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…化石林をつくっているそれぞれの樹幹は,一般にケイ化木になっていることが多い。埋没林submerged forest(submarine forest)という用語が用いられることもあるが,これが地質時代の森林であるときは,この埋没林は化石林である。ごく最近の森林が湖水面や海水面の上昇(または陸地の沈降)によって湖底や海底に沈んでいる場合は,これらはたんに埋没林といい,化石林とはいわない。… ※「submerged forest」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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