Lynch's Crater L6 (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as 5360 - 4075 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 168889: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 02.05.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthocerotopsida
  -
Anthoceros sp. Linnaeus
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
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Gleichenia sp. Smith 1793
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteris sp. Linnaeus 1753
Histiopteris sp. Smith 1875
Pteridium sp. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
Hypolepis sp. Bernhardi 1805
Aspidium sp. Swartz 1801
Drynaria sp. Smith 1842
Platycerium sp. Desvaux 1827
Nephrolepis sp. Schott 1834
Stenochlaena sp. Smith 1842
Asplenium sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Cyathea "psilate" Smith 1793 scaly tree fern
Cyathea divertens scaly tree fern
Cyathea divertens comp.
Dicksonia sp. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
Monolete
  -
Monolete "psilate" Van der Hammen et al. 1973
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Callitris sp. Ventenat 1808 cypress
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Dacrydium sp. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium "pitted" Linnaeus 1753 ground pine
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Araucariaceae
Agathis sp. Salisbury 1807
Araucaria sp. de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus sp. Linnaeus 1753 fig
 Fagales - Casuarinaceae
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
 Malpighiales - Phyllanthaceae
Bischofia sp. Blume 1826
Bischofia "sim" Blume 1826
 Malpighiales - Picrodendraceae
Micrantheum sp. Desfontaines 1818
Choriceras spp. Baillon 1874
Choriceras comp.
 Malpighiales -
Balanops sp. Baillon 1871
Petalostigma sp. Mueller 1857
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Macaranga sp. Thouars 1806 spurge
Macaranga tanarius Müller and Candolle 1886 spurge
Acalypha sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Breynia sp. Forster and Forster 1775 spurge
Aleurites "type" Forster and Forster 1775 spurge
Mallotus sp. Loureiro 1790 spurge
Glochidion sp. Forster and Forster 1775 cheese tree
Glochidion "sim" Forster and Forster 1775 cheese tree
Euphorbia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Omalanthus sp. Jussieu 1824 spurge
 Malpighiales -
Longetia sp. Baillon 1866
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Elaeodendron sp. von Jaquin 1782 bittersweet
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Sloanea sp. Linnaeus
Elaeocarpus sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
 Rosales - Cannabaceae
Trema sp. Loureiro 1790 hemp
Aphananthe sp. Planchon 1848 hemp
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Lonchocarpus spp. Kunth 1825
Lonchocarpus comp.
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buckthorn
Rhamnaceae other
Alphitonia sp. Reissek and Endlicher 1840 buckthorn
Emmenosperma sp. Mueller 1862 buckthorn
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Pygeum sp. Gaertner 1788 rose
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urticaceae "Moraceae" de Jussieu 1789 nettle
 Malvales -
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 mallow
 Malvales - Thymelaeaceae
Pimelea sp. Banks and Gaertner 1878
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae "syncolpate" de Jussieu 1789 soapberry
Arytera sp. Blume 1849 soapberry
Dodonaea sp. Miller 1758 soapberry
Heterodendrum sp. Desfontaines 1818 soapberry
Ganophyllum sp. Blume 1850 soapberry
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 citrus
Rutaceae other
Halfordia sp. Mueller 1865 citrus
Melicope broadbentiana citrus
Melicope broadbentiana comp.
Melicope sp. Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
Zanthoxylum sp. Linnaeus 1753 citrus
Euodia spp. Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
Euodia comp.
Flindersia sp. Brown 1810 citrus
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Toona australis Harms 1896 mahogany
Synoum spp. Jussieu 1830 mahogany
Synoum somp.
Melia sp. Linnaeus 1753 mahogany
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae indet. Brown 1818 cashew
Pleiogynium sp. Engler 1883 cashew
 Geraniales -
Caesarea sp. Cambessèdes 1829
 Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Cissus sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Magnoliales - Myristicaceae
Myristica sp. Gronovius magnoliids
 Canellales - Winteraceae
Tasmannia sp. Brown and Candolle 1818 magnoliids
 Laurales - Atherospermataceae
Doryphora sp. Endlicher 1837
Daphnandra sp. Benth 1870
 Liliales -
Rhipogonum sp. Forster and Forster 1775
 Liliales - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Arecales - Arecaceae
Oraniopsis sp. Dransfield et al. 1985 palm
"Palmae indet." = Arecaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm
Archontophoenix spp. Wendland and Drude 1875 palm
Archontophoenix comp.
 Pandanales -
Freycinetia sp. Gaudichaud 1824
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
Cyperaceae other
Cladium spp. Browne sedge
Cladium comp.
Machaerina sp. Vahl 1805 sedge
Eleocharis sp. Brown 1810 sedge
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Commelinales -
Philydrum sp. Banks et al. 1788
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Rumex sp. Linnaeus 1753 dock
Muehlenbeckia sp. Meisner 1841 knotweed
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Coprosma sp. Forster and Forster 1775 coffee
Ophiorrhiza sp. Linnaeus coffee
Randia sp. Linnaeus 1753 indigoberry
Hodgkinsonia sp. Mueller 1861 coffee
Morinda sp. Linnaeus coffee
 Gentianales - Gentianaceae
Fagraea sp. Thunberg 1782 gentian
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Apodytes sp. Meyer and Arnott 1840 white pear
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago sp. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive
Notelaea sp. Ventenat 1804
 Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Polyosma sp. Blume 1826
Quintinia sp. Candolle 1830
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Schefflera sp. Forster and Forster 1775
 Apiales -
Hydrocotyle sp. Linnaeus 1753 water pennywort
 Apiales - Pittosporaceae
Bursaria sp. Cavanilles 1797
Bursaria sim.
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Asterales -
Argophyllum spp. Forster and Forster 1775
Argophyllum comp.
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Paracryphiales - Paracryphiaceae
Sphenostemon sp. Baillon 1875
 Santalales -
Exocarpos sp. Labillardière 1800
 Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808 mistletoe
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae indet. Brown 1818 witch-hazel
 Ericales -
Rapanea spp. Aublet 1775
Rapanea comp.
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Proteaceae other
Musgravea sp. Mueller 1890
Banksia sp. Linnaeus 1782
Cardwellia sp. Mueller 1865
Grevillea sp. Brown and Knight 1809
Helicia sp. Loureiro 1790
 Proteales -
Darlingia sp. Mueller 1866
Stenocarpus sp. Brown 1811
 Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 nightshade
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Clematis sp. Linnaeus 1753 clematis
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Menispermaceae other
Stephania sp. Loureiro 1790
Carronia sp. Mueller 1875
Hypserpa sp. Miers 1851
Tinospora sp. Miers 1851
Dicotyledoneae
 Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos sp. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Primulaceae
Maesa sp. Forsskal 1775 primrose
 Ericales - Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae indet. Guerke 1891
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Monotoca sp. Brown 1810 heather
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Myrtales - Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae "verrucate" de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Syzygium spp. Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
Syzygium complex
Leptospermum sp. Forster and Forster 1775 myrtle
Eucalyptus "type" L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus