Where: Brandenburg, Germany (51.5° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 51.8° N, 12.6° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; brown, gray, yellow, carbonaceous claystone
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, original carbon
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
Primary reference: D. H. Mai. 2001. Die mittelmiozaenen und obermiozaenen Floren aus der Meuroer und Raunoer Folge in der Lausitz. III. Fundstellen und Palaeobiologie. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258:1-85 [B. Tiffney/G. Smith/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 27512: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Julia Fosdick on 09.12.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Angiospermae | |
Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine | |
Acer menzelii, Acer polymorphoides, Acer subcampestre, Acer crenatifolium, "Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum
Acer menzelii maple
Acer polymorphoides maple
Acer subcampestre maple
Acer crenatifolium maple
"Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum Sternberg 1825 maple | |
Populus populina poplar
Populus balsamoides Göppert 1855 poplar
Populus latior Braun 1835 poplar
Salix varians Göppert 1852 willow | |
Crataegus prunoidea hawthorn | |
Rhamnus rossmaessleri buckthorn | |
Fagus menzelii, Fagus deucalionis, Quercus sapperi, Quercus kubinyi, Quercus pseudocastanea, Quercus cf. valdensis, Castanea atavia
Fagus menzelii beech
Fagus deucalionis Unger 1882 beech
Quercus sapperi oak
Quercus kubinyi oak
Quercus pseudocastanea Göppert 1853 oak
Quercus cf. valdensis Heer 1856 oak
Castanea atavia Unger 1850 chestnut | |
Pterocarya pteleaefolia wingnut
Pterocarya paradisiaca wingnut | |
Alnus rotundata, Alnus kefersteinii, Corylus macquarii, Carpinus betulus, Carpinus miocenica, Carpinus ostryoides, Carpinus grandis, Betula longisquamosa, Betula brongniartii, Betula subpubescens, Betula prisca
Alnus rotundata alder
Alnus kefersteinii Göppert 1837 alder
Corylus macquarii hazel
Carpinus betulus hornbeam
Carpinus miocenica hornbeam
Carpinus ostryoides hornbeam
Carpinus grandis Unger 1845 hornbeam
Betula longisquamosa birch
Betula brongniartii birch
Betula subpubescens birch
Betula prisca Ettingshausen 1851 birch | |
Cladrastis cf. sp. Rafinesque 1824 yellowwood | |
Carpolithus sp. Linnaeus 1768 | |
Poacites sp. Brongniart 1822 grass | |
Benzoin antiquum Heer 1855 laurel | |
Platanus leucophylla plane tree | |
Liquidambar europaea sweetgum | |
Cercidiphyllum helveticum katsura
Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935 katsura | |
Aralia weissii spikenard
Aralia zaddachii spikenard | |
Ilex lusatica holly | |
Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824 cypress
Sequoia abietina coast redwood | |
Pinopsida | |