PBDB Collection

Scituate Third Cliff, sample D1885A, R1894A-C (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Plymouth County, Massachusetts (42.1° N, 70.7° W: paleocoordinates 42.2° N, 67.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, micaceous, gray, green, silty claystone

• D1885 A: Dark-greenish-gray glauconitic clay from base of Scituate Third Cliff.

•R1894A: Light-olive-gray, very micaceous silt from toe of slide.

•R1894B: Medium-dark-olive-gray, silty, slightly micaceous clay from toe of slide.

•R1894C: Medium-dark-olive-gray, slightly micaceous clay.

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collected by C. A. Kaye; reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric,

• Stored at the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.

Primary reference: N. O. Frederiksen. 1984. Stratigraphic, Paleoclimatic, and Paleobiogeographic Significance of Tertiary Sporomorphs from Massachusetts. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1308:1-35 [P. Jardine/H. Morck/H. Morck]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 231798: authorized by Phillip Jardine, entered by Hannah Morck on 11.09.2023

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	"Cyrilla/Cliftonia" spp., "Pterocarya type" sp., "Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae" indet., "Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae" indet., Pseudolaesopollis spp., Pompeckjoidaepollenites subhercynicus, ""Platycaryapollis semicylus"" sp., Kyandopollenites anneratus, Porocolpopollenites virginiensis, Nudopollis terminalis, Thomsonipollis magnifica "Cyrilla/Cliftonia" spp. "Pterocarya type" sp. "Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae" indet. "Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae" indet. Pseudolaesopollis spp. probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene Pompeckjoidaepollenites subhercynicus occurrence denoted by a question mark, reworked Paleogene sporomorphs ""Platycaryapollis semicylus"" sp. reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Kyandopollenites anneratus reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Porocolpopollenites virginiensis reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Nudopollis terminalis reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Thomsonipollis magnifica reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodium sp. Lycopodium sp. Linnaeus 1753 ground pine
Magnoliopsida
-	Basopollis obscurocostata Basopollis obscurocostata reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae
Poales - Restionaceae	Milfordia minima, Milfordia incerta Milfordia minima reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Milfordia incerta reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Proteales -	Triatriopollenites turgidus Triatriopollenites turgidus reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae	Ilex sp. Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
Asterales - Asteraceae	"Compositae "short spine"" = Asteraceae, "Compositae "long spine"" = Asteraceae "Compositae "short spine"" = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy "Compositae "long spine"" = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Cornales - Nyssaceae	Nyssa sp. Nyssa sp. Linnaeus 1753 tupelo
Santalales -	Anacolosidites reklawensis Anacolosidites reklawensis reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae	Liquidambar sp. Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum
Gunnerales -	Tricolpites asper Tricolpites asper Frederiksen 1978 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Fagales - Myricaceae	Myrica sp. Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
Fagales - Betulaceae	Betula sp., Betula infrequens, Alnus sp. Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch Betula infrequens birch reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Fagales - Casuarinaceae	Casuarinidites spp. Casuarinidites spp. Cookson and Pike 1954 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Platycarya platycaryoides, Platycaryapollenites triplicatus, Carya sp., Carya "less than 29 µm", Momipites "spackmanianus complex", Momipites "inaequalis group", Momipites "tenuipolus group" Platycarya platycaryoides Roche 1969 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Platycaryapollenites triplicatus Elsik 1974 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory Carya "less than 29 µm" Nuttall 1818 hickory reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Momipites "spackmanianus complex" Wodehouse 1933 probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene Momipites "inaequalis group" Wodehouse 1933 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Momipites "tenuipolus group" Wodehouse 1933 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Fagales - Fagaceae	Quercus sp., Castanea sp. Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak Castanea sp. Miller 1754 chestnut
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Salix sp. Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
Malvales - Tiliaceae	Tilia sp. Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
Pinopsida
Pinales - Pinaceae	Pinus sp., Tsuga sp., Picea sp. Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855 Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Pinales - Sciadopityaceae	Sciadopitys sp. Sciadopitys sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1842

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Podocarpus sp. Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Polypodiopsida
- Osmundaceae	Osmunda sp. Osmunda sp. Linnaeus 1753
Schizaeales - Polypodiidae	Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Potonie and Gelletich 1933 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Sphagnum
- Sphagnaceae	Sphagnum sp. Sphagnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss
Dicolpopollis
-	Dicolpopollis cf. kalewensis Dicolpopollis cf. kalewensis reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Plicatopollis
-	Plicatopollis "lunata type" Plicatopollis "lunata type" Krutzsch 1962 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Pseudoplicapollis
-	Pseudoplicapollis serena Pseudoplicapollis serena occurrence denoted by a question mark, reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Trudopollis
-	Trudopollis plena Trudopollis plena reworked Paleogene sporomorphs