Fossil Forest Middle Stratum (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Wyoming (44.0° N, 110.0° W: paleocoordinates 46.8° N, 98.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: F. H. Knowlton. 1899. Fossil Flora of the Yellowstone National Park. USGS Monograph Series 32(2) [H. Sims/H. Lindon/H. Lindon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35586: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Jason Cassara on 29.12.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Angiospermae
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia spectabilis Knowlton 1899 magnolia
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus weedii Knowlton 1899 oak
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Cissus haguei Knowlton 1899
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus haguei Knowlton 1899 fig