Lynch's Crater L2 (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as 600 - 75 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; peat

• Fresh - humified peat

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 168924: 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
  -
Anthoceros sp.
Anthoceros sp. Linnaeus
unclassified
  -
Pteridophyta "tree", Pteridophyta "Epiphytic", Pteridophyta "Ground", Pteridophyta "Sclerophyll"
Pteridophyta "tree" Haeckel 1875
Pteridophyta "Epiphytic" Haeckel 1875
Epiphytic ferns
Pteridophyta "Ground" Haeckel 1875
Ground ferns
Pteridophyta "Sclerophyll" Haeckel 1875
Sclerophyll ferns
Monolete
  -
Monolete "psilate"
Monolete "psilate" Van der Hammen et al. 1973
Polypodiopsida
  - Dicksoniaceae
Dicksonia sp.
Dicksonia sp. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia sp.
Gleichenia sp. Smith 1793
  - Polypodiaceae
Platycerium sp.
Platycerium sp. Desvaux 1827
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Cyathea "psilate"
Cyathea "psilate" Smith 1793 scaly tree fern
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteridium sp., Asplenium sp., Davalliaceae "Polypodiaceae", Pteris sp.
Pteridium sp. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
Asplenium sp. Linnaeus 1753 spleenwort
Pteris sp. Linnaeus 1753
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucaria sp., Agathis sp.
Araucaria sp. de Jussieu 1789
Agathis sp. Salisbury 1807
Angiospermae
 Ericales -
Rapanea spp.
Rapanea spp. Aublet 1775
Rapanea comp.
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Tinospora sp.
Tinospora sp. Miers 1851
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Clematis sp.
Clematis sp. Linnaeus 1753 clematis
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum sp., Muehlenbeckia sp.
Polygonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
Muehlenbeckia sp. Meisner 1841 knotweed
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet.
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Olea sp.
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive
 Lamiales - Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia sp.
Utricularia sp. Linnaeus 1753 bladderwort
 Lamiales - Scrophulariaceae
Eremophila sp.
Eremophila sp. Brown 1810 figwort
 Gentianales - Gentianaceae
Nymphoides sp.
Nymphoides sp. Séguier 1754 gentian
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Hodgkinsonia sp., Asperula sp.
Hodgkinsonia sp. Mueller 1861 coffee
Asperula sp. Linnaeus 1753 woodruff
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae "Tubuliflorae", Asteraceae "Liguliflorae"
Asteraceae "Tubuliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Asteraceae "Liguliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Asterales - Menyanthaceae
Villarsia sp.
Villarsia sp. Ventenat 1803
 Asterales -
Stylidium sp.
Stylidium sp. Swartz 1805
 Apiales - Pittosporaceae
Bursaria "sim", Bursaria sp.
Bursaria "sim" Cavanilles 1797
Bursaria sp. Cavanilles 1797
 Apiales -
Oenanthe sp., Hydrocotyle sp.
Oenanthe sp. Linnaeus 1753 water dropwort
Hydrocotyle sp. Linnaeus 1753 water pennywort
 Santalales -
Exocarpos sp.
Exocarpos sp. Labillardière 1800
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum sp.
Myriophyllum sp. Linnaeus 1753 water milfoil
 Commelinales -
Philydrum sp.
Philydrum sp. Banks et al. 1788
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
"Palmae indet." = Arecaceae
"Palmae indet." = Arecaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet., Eleocharis sp., Machaerina sp.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
Cyperaceae other
Eleocharis sp. Brown 1810 sedge
Machaerina sp. Vahl 1805 sedge
 Poales - Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon sp.
Eriocaulon sp. Linnaeus 1753 pipewort
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha "Sparganium"
Typha "Sparganium" Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Arales - Lemnaceae
Lemna sp.
Lemna sp. Linnaeus 1753 duckweed
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp.
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae indet.
Melastomataceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Syzygium spp., Eucalyptus "type"
Syzygium spp. Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
Syzygium complex
Eucalyptus "type" L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaceae indet.
Rutaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 citrus
Rutaceae other
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae "syncolpate", Dodonaea sp.
Sapindaceae "syncolpate" de Jussieu 1789 soapberry
Dodonaea sp. Miller 1758 soapberry
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp.
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Alphitonia sp.
Alphitonia sp. Reissek and Endlicher 1840 buckthorn
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urticaceae "Moraceae"
Urticaceae "Moraceae" de Jussieu 1789 nettle
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Lonchocarpus spp.
Lonchocarpus spp. Kunth 1825
Lonchocarpus comp.
 Rosales - Cannabaceae
Trema sp.
Trema sp. Loureiro 1790 hemp
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp.
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
 Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet.
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus sp.
Elaeocarpus sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Drypetes sp., Omalanthus sp., Macaranga sp., Acalypha sp., Mallotus sp.
Drypetes sp. Vahl 1807 spurge
Omalanthus sp. Jussieu 1824 spurge
Macaranga sp. Thouars 1806 spurge
Acalypha sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Mallotus sp. Loureiro 1790 spurge
 Malpighiales -
Petalostigma sp., Longetia sp.
Petalostigma sp. Mueller 1857
Longetia sp. Baillon 1866
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Callitris sp.
Callitris sp. Ventenat 1808 cypress
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus sp., Dacrydium sp.
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Dacrydium sp. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp