Lynch's Crater L4 (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as 2350 - 1850 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 168893: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 03.05.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthocerotopsida
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Anthoceros sp.
Anthoceros sp. Linnaeus
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Callitris sp.
Callitris sp. Ventenat 1808 cypress
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Dacrydium sp., Podocarpus sp.
Dacrydium sp. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Actinidiaceae
Saurauia sp.
Saurauia sp. Willdenow 1801
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae indet.
Sapotaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Ericales - Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae indet.
Ebenaceae indet. Guerke 1891
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae "verrucate", Syzygium spp., Eucalyptus "type", Leptospermum sp.
Myrtaceae "verrucate" de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Syzygium spp. Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
Syzygium complex
Eucalyptus "type" L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
Leptospermum sp. Forster and Forster 1775 myrtle
 Myrtales - Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae indet.
Melastomataceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae
 Dilleniales - Dilleniaceae
Dillenia sp.
Dillenia sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum sp.
Myriophyllum sp. Linnaeus 1753 water milfoil
 Saxifragales -
Haloragis sp.
Haloragis sp. Forster and Forster 1775
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet.
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum sp., Muehlenbeckia sp., Rumex sp.
Polygonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
Muehlenbeckia sp. Meisner 1841 knotweed
Rumex sp. Linnaeus 1753 dock
 Lamiales - Scrophulariaceae
Eremophila sp.
Eremophila sp. Brown 1810 figwort
 Lamiales - Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia sp.
Utricularia sp. Linnaeus 1753 bladderwort
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago sp.
Plantago sp. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Olea sp., Notelaea sp.
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive
Notelaea sp. Ventenat 1804
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Coprosma sp.
Coprosma sp. Forster and Forster 1775 coffee
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Apodytes sp.
Apodytes sp. Meyer and Arnott 1840 white pear
 Paracryphiales - Paracryphiaceae
Sphenostemon sp.
Sphenostemon sp. Baillon 1875
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae"
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Quintinia sp.
Quintinia sp. Candolle 1830
 Apiales -
Hydrocotyle sp.
Hydrocotyle sp. Linnaeus 1753 water pennywort
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet.
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet.
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808 mistletoe
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Stephania sp.
Stephania sp. Loureiro 1790
 Ericales -
Rapanea spp.
Rapanea spp. Aublet 1775
Rapanea comp.
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae indet., Grevillea sp., Helicia sp.
Proteaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Proteaceae other
Grevillea sp. Brown and Knight 1809
Helicia sp. Loureiro 1790
 Proteales -
Stenocarpus sp.
Stenocarpus sp. Brown 1811
 Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanaceae indet.
Solanaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 nightshade
 Arecales - Arecaceae
Oraniopsis sp., Archontophoenix spp.
Oraniopsis sp. Dransfield et al. 1985 palm
Archontophoenix spp. Wendland and Drude 1875 palm
Archontophoenix comp.
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet., Eleocharis sp., Machaerina sp., Cladium spp.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
Cyperaceae other
Eleocharis sp. Brown 1810 sedge
Machaerina sp. Vahl 1805 sedge
Cladium spp. Browne sedge
Cladium comp.
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha "sparganium"
Typha "sparganium" Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Cissus sp.
Cissus sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Malvales -
Argyrodendron sp., Argyrodendron trifoliatum
Argyrodendron sp. Mueller 1858
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae "syncolpate", Heterodendrum sp., Dodonaea sp.
Sapindaceae "syncolpate" de Jussieu 1789 soapberry
Heterodendrum sp. Desfontaines 1818 soapberry
Dodonaea sp. Miller 1758 soapberry
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaceae indet., Euodia spp., Melicope broadbentiana, Flindersia sp.
Rutaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 citrus
Rutaceae other
Euodia spp. Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
Euodia comp.
Melicope broadbentiana citrus
Melicope broadbentiana comp.
Flindersia sp. Brown 1810 citrus
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Toona australis
Toona australis Harms 1896 mahogany
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Mallotus sp., Aleurites "type", Macaranga sp., Macaranga tanarius, Acalypha sp., Breynia sp.
Mallotus sp. Loureiro 1790 spurge
Aleurites "type" Forster and Forster 1775 spurge
Macaranga sp. Thouars 1806 spurge
Macaranga tanarius Müller and Candolle 1886 spurge
Acalypha sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Breynia sp. Forster and Forster 1775 spurge
 Malpighiales -
Longetia sp., Balanops sp., Petalostigma sp.
Longetia sp. Baillon 1866
Balanops sp. Baillon 1871
Petalostigma sp. Mueller 1857
 Malpighiales - Phyllanthaceae
Bischofia sp.
Bischofia sp. Blume 1826
 Malpighiales - Picrodendraceae
Choriceras sp., Micrantheum sp.
Choriceras sp. Baillon 1874
Micrantheum sp. Desfontaines 1818
 Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae "dicolpate"
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus sp., Sloanea sp.
Elaeocarpus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Sloanea sp. Linnaeus
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp.
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Alphitonia sp., Emmenosperma sp.
Alphitonia sp. Reissek and Endlicher 1840 buckthorn
Emmenosperma sp. Mueller 1862 buckthorn
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urticaceae "Moraceae"
Urticaceae "Moraceae" de Jussieu 1789 nettle
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp.
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Lonchocarpus spp.
Lonchocarpus spp. Kunth 1825
Lonchocarpus comp.
 Rosales - Cannabaceae
Trema sp., Aphananthe sp.
Trema sp. Loureiro 1790 hemp
Aphananthe sp. Planchon 1848 hemp
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Elaeodendron sp.
Elaeodendron sp. von Jaquin 1782 bittersweet
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus "brassospora"
 Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet.
 Arales - Lemnaceae
Lemna sp.
Lemna sp. Linnaeus 1753 duckweed
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp.
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Araucariaceae
Agathis sp., Araucaria sp.
Agathis sp. Salisbury 1807
Araucaria sp. de Jussieu 1789
unclassified
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Pteridophyta "tree", Pteridophyta "Epiphytic", Pteridophyta "Ground", Pteridophyta "Sclerophyll"
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
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Asplenium sp., Cyclosorus gongylodes, Aspidium sp., Drynaria sp., Platycerium sp., Davalliaceae "Polypodiaceae", Nephrolepis sp., Hypolepis sp., Pteridium sp., Pteris sp.
Asplenium sp. Linnaeus 1753
Aspidium sp. Swartz 1801
Drynaria sp. Smith 1842
Platycerium sp. Desvaux 1827
Nephrolepis sp. Schott 1834
Hypolepis sp. Bernhardi 1805
Pteridium sp. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
Pteris sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Cyathea "psilate"
Cyathea "psilate" Smith 1793 scaly tree fern
Monolete
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Monolete "psilate"
Monolete "psilate" Van der Hammen et al. 1973