Lynch's Crater L7 ii (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as 6130 - 5800 cm

Where: Queensland, Australia (17.4° S, 145.7° E: paleocoordinates 18.1° S, 145.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Marine isotope record SPECMAP

Environment/lithology: crater lake; lithology not reported

• Lake sediment.

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical, acetic, hydroflouric

• Pollen was counted until at least 150 grains of arboreal taxa had been recorded.

Primary reference: A. P. Kershaw, S. C. Bretherton, and S. Kaars. 2007. A complete pollen record of the last 230 ka from Lynch's Crater, north-eastern Australia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 251(1):23-45 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 168822: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 30.04.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Agathis sp. Salisbury 1807
Araucaria sp. de Jussieu 1789
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Dacrydium sp. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Callitris sp. Ventenat 1808 cypress
Angiospermae
 Poales - Flagellariaceae
Flagellaria sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Pandanales -
Freycinetia sp. Gaudichaud 1824
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Calamus sp. Linnaeus 1753 rattan
Archontophoenix spp. Wendland and Drude 1875 palm
Archontophoenix comp.
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Menispermaceae other
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae indet. Brown 1818 witch-hazel
 Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Quintinia sp. Labillardière 1845
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae "tubiliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Paracryphiales - Paracryphiaceae
Sphenostemon sp. Baillon 1875
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Apiales - Pittosporaceae
Bursaria sp. Cavanilles 1797
Bursaria sim.
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago sp. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Hodgkinsonia sp. Mueller 1861 coffee
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Muehlenbeckia sp. Meisner 1841 knotweed
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae sp. de Jussieu 1789
Banksia sp. Linnaeus 1782
Helicia sp. Loureiro 1790
 Proteales -
Stenocarpus sp. Brown 1811
 Ericales -
Rapanea spp. Aublet 1775
Rapanea comp.
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos sp. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus "type" L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
Syzygium spp. Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
Syzygium complex
 Myrtales - Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Phyllanthaceae
Bischofia sp. Blume 1826
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Omalanthus sp. Jussieu 1824 spurge
Macaranga sp. Thouars 1806 spurge
Breynia sp. Forster and Forster 1775 spurge
Glochidion sp. Forster and Forster 1775 cheese tree
Mallotus sp. Loureiro 1790 spurge
 Malpighiales -
Balanops sp. Baillon 1871
 Malpighiales - Picrodendraceae
Choriceras spp. Baillon 1874
Choriceras comp.
 Malpighiales -
Petalostigma sp. Mueller 1857
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Sloanea sp. Linnaeus 1753 bullwood
Elaeocarpus sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
 Fagales - Casuarinaceae
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buckthorn
Rhamnaceae other
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urticaceae "Moraceae" de Jussieu 1789 nettle
Urticaceae /Moraceae
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Lonchocarpus sp. Kunth 1825
 Rosales - Cannabaceae
Trema sp. Loureiro 1790 hemp
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae "syncolpate" de Jussieu 1789 soapberry
Dodonaea sp. Miller 1758 soapberry
Arytera sp. Blume 1849 soapberry
Alectryon sp. Gaertner 1788 soapberry
Heterodendrum sp. Desfontaines 1818 soapberry
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Synoum spp. Jussieu 1830 mahogany
Synoum comp.
Toona australis Harms 1896 mahogany
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Flindersia sp. Brown 1810 citrus
Melicope sp. Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
 Malvales -
Argyrodendron sp. Mueller 1858
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus sp. Linnaeus 1753 fig
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Cissus sp. Linnaeus 1753
unclassified
  -
Pteridophyta "tree" Haeckel 1875
Tree ferns
Pteridophyta "Epiphytic" Haeckel 1875
Epiphytic ferns
Pteridophyta "Ground" Haeckel 1875
Ground ferns
Pteridophyta "Sclerophyll" Haeckel 1875
Sclerophyll ferns
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Platycerium sp. Desvaux 1827
Drynaria sp. Smith 1842
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Cyathea "psilate" Smith 1793 scaly tree fern
Cyathea divertens scaly tree fern
Cyathea divertens comp.
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteris sp. Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium sp. Linnaeus 1753 spleenwort
Davalliaceae "Polypodiaceae" Schomb 1848
Davalliaceae /Polypodiaceae
Nephrolepis sp. Schott 1834
Pteridium sp. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
Histiopteris sp. Smith 1875
Monolete
  -
Monolete "psilate" Van der Hammen et al. 1973
Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium "pitted" Linnaeus 1753 ground pine