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has been cited by the following article:

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

  AUTHORS: Zikun Jiang, Benpei Liu, Yongdong Wang, Min Huang, Tom Kapitany, Ning Tian, Yong Cao, Yuanzheng Lu, Shenghui Deng

  KEYWORDS: Jurassic Petrified Wood, Phototropism, Plate Rotation, Palaeogeography

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Geology, Vol.9 No.10, September 23, 2019

  ABSTRACT: 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.