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