PBDB Collection

Loy Yang M1A (Oligocene to of Australia)

Also known as Morwell Fm.

Where: Victoria, Australia (38.2° S, 146.6° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° S, 145.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Morwell Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene to Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; coal

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: adpression, original sporopollenin, replaced with carbon

Collection methods: core, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric

Primary reference: D. T. Blackburn and I. R. K. Sluiter. 1994. The Oligo-Miocene coal floras of southeastern Australia. In R. S. Hill (ed.), History of the Australian Vegetation: Cretaceous to Recent 328-367 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 169237: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 11.05.2015

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Taxonomic list

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Bacillariophyceae
Eunotiales - Eunotiaceae	aff. Euodia sp. aff. Euodia sp. Bailey 1861 diatom
Phyllites
-	Phyllites yallournensis Phyllites yallournensis Macrofossil
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Araucaria sp., aff. Araucaria sp., Araucaria lignitici, Agathis sp., Agathis yallournensis Araucaria sp. de Jussieu 1789 aff. Araucaria sp. de Jussieu 1789 Macrofossil Araucaria lignitici Cookson and Duigan 1951 Macrofossil Agathis sp. Salisbury 1807 Agathis yallournensis Macrofossil
Angiospermae
Sapindales - Rutaceae	aff. Flindersia sp., Melicope aff. broadbentiana, aff. Acronychia sp. aff. Flindersia sp. Brown 1810 citrus Melicope aff. broadbentiana citrus aff. Acronychia sp. Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Cupanieidites orthoteichus Cupanieidites orthoteichus soapberry
Sapindales - Meliaceae	aff. Dysoxylum sp. aff. Dysoxylum sp. Blume 1825 mahogany
Sapindales - Anacardiaceae	Anacardiaceae "Simaroubaceae" Anacardiaceae "Simaroubaceae" Brown 1818 cashew
Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae	Gyrostemonaceae indet. Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
Malvales - Sterculiaceae	aff. Brachychiton sp. aff. Brachychiton sp. Schott and Endlicher 1832
Fagales - Nothofagaceae	Nothofagus "subgenera Nothofagus/Fucospora", Nothofagus "subgenus Lophozonia" Nothofagus "subgenera Nothofagus/Fucospora" Blume 1850 Nothofagus "subgenus Lophozonia" Blume 1850
Fagales - Casuarinaceae	Gymnostoma sp., Allocasuarina sp. Gymnostoma sp. Johnson 1980 Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina sp. Johnson 1982 Casuarinaceae
Fagales -	Nothofagidites sp. Nothofagidites sp. Potonié 1960 Nothofagus subgenus Brassospora
Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae	Cunoniaceae "tricolporate", aff. Ceratopetalum sp. Cunoniaceae "tricolporate" Brown 1814 aff. Ceratopetalum sp. Smith 1793 Cunoniaceae
Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae	Elaeocarpaceae indet., aff. Sloanea sp. Elaeocarpaceae indet. de Candolle 1816 Elaeocarpaceae type aff. Sloanea sp. Linnaeus Macrofossil
Rosales - Ulmaceae	aff. Celtis sp. aff. Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	aff. Emmenosperma sp. aff. Emmenosperma sp. Mueller 1862 buckthorn
Rosales - Urticaceae	aff. Urticaceae "Moraceae" aff. Urticaceae "Moraceae" de Jussieu 1789 nettle
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Tricolporopollenites endobalteus Tricolporopollenites endobalteus McIntyre 1965 spurge Macaranga/Mallotus
Vitales - Vitaceae	Vitaceae indet. Vitaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Ericales -	aff. Rapanea sp. aff. Rapanea sp. Aublet 1775
Proteales - Proteaceae	Proteaceae "taxon 58", Proteaceae "taxon 59", Proteaceae "taxon 60", aff. Helicia "Orites", Beaupreaidites elegansiformis, aff. Xylomelum sp., aff. Orites sp., Banksieaeidites elongatus, Banksieaephyllum obovatum, Banksieaephyllum laeve, Banksieaephyllum pinnatum, Proteacidites stratosus, Proteacidites cf. callosus, Proteacidites rectomarginis, Proteacidites tuberculatus, Proteacidites obscurus Proteaceae "taxon 58" de Jussieu 1789 Macrofossil Proteaceae "taxon 59" de Jussieu 1789 Macrofossil Proteaceae "taxon 60" de Jussieu 1789 Macrofossil aff. Helicia "Orites" Loureiro 1790 Beaupreaidites elegansiformis Cookson 1950 aff. Xylomelum sp. Smith 1798 Macrofossil aff. Orites sp. Brown 1810 Macrofossil Banksieaeidites elongatus Banksieaephyllum obovatum Macrofossil Banksieaephyllum laeve Macrofossil Banksieaephyllum pinnatum Macrofossil Proteacidites stratosus aff. Musgravea Proteacidites cf. callosus Proteacidites rectomarginis Proteacidites tuberculatus Proteacidites obscurus Cookson 1950
Proteales -	aff. Stenocarpus "Oreocallis", aff. Darlingia sp. aff. Stenocarpus "Oreocallis" Brown 1811 Macrofossil aff. Darlingia sp. Mueller 1866
Santalales -	"aff. Exocarpus sp." = Exocarpos "aff. Exocarpus sp." = Exocarpos Labillardière 1800
Santalales - Loranthaceae	Gothanipollis bassensis Gothanipollis bassensis Stover 1973 mistletoe
Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae	Polycolporopollenites esobalteus Polycolporopollenites esobalteus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984 knotweed aff. Polygonaceae
Caryophyllales - Droseraceae	Droseraceae indet. Droseraceae indet. Salisbury 1808
Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae	Ilexpollenites anguloclavatus Ilexpollenites anguloclavatus McIntyre 1968 Ilex
Paracryphiales - Paracryphiaceae	Sphenostemon sp. Sphenostemon sp. Baillon 1875
Apiales - Araliaceae	aff. Araliaceae "sp. 2", aff. Polyscias sp., aff. Mackinlaya sp. aff. Araliaceae "sp. 2" Jussieu 1789 Macrofossil aff. Polyscias sp. Forster and Forster 1775 Macrofossil aff. Mackinlaya sp. Mueller 1864 Araliaceae
Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae	Quintinia psilatispora, Quintinia sp., aff. Geissois sp. Quintinia psilatispora Quintinia sp. Candolle 1830 Macrofossil aff. Geissois sp. Labillardière 1845 Cunoniaceae
Lamiales - Oleaceae	Oleinites willisii Oleinites willisii Cookson 1947 aff. Notelaea
Saxifragales -	Haloragis sp. Haloragis sp. Forster and Forster 1775
Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae	Liliacidites spp. Liliacidites spp. Couper 1953 Liliaceae/Arecaceae
Mesangiosperms - Araceae	aff. Araceae indet. aff. Araceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 Araceae
Poales - Typhaceae	aff. Typhaceae "Sparganiaceae", Sparganiaceaepollenites barungensis aff. Typhaceae "Sparganiaceae" Jussieu 1789 Macrofossil Sparganiaceaepollenites barungensis Harris 1972 Sparganiaceae/Typhaceae
Poales - Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae indet., aff. Gahnia sp. Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge Macrofossil aff. Gahnia sp. Forster and Forster 1775 sedge Cyperaceae
Poales - Poaceae	Graminidites media Graminidites media Cookson 1947 bamboo Poaceae
Poales - Restionaceae	Restionaceae "Centrolepidaceae", aff. Restionaceae indet. Restionaceae "Centrolepidaceae" Brown 1810 Restionaceae aff. Restionaceae indet. Brown 1810 Macrofossil
Canellales - Winteraceae	Gephyrapollenites calathus Gephyrapollenites calathus magnoliids aff. Tasmannia
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales - Myrtaceae	Myrtaceae "taxon 46", aff. Tristania "sp. 1", aff. Tristania "sp. 2", aff. Baeckea "Leptospermum", aff. Baeckea sp., aff. Austromyrtus sp., aff. Calytrix sp., aff. Acmena sp., aff. Syzygium "sp. 1", aff. Syzygium "sp. 2", aff. Syzygium "sp. 3" Myrtaceae "taxon 46" de Jussieu 1789 myrtle Macrofossil aff. Tristania "sp. 1" Brown 1812 water gum Macrofossil aff. Tristania "sp. 2" Brown 1812 water gum Macrofossil aff. Baeckea "Leptospermum" Linnaeus myrtle aff. Baeckea sp. Linnaeus myrtle Macrofossil aff. Austromyrtus sp. Burret 1941 myrtle Macrofossil aff. Calytrix sp. Labillardière 1806 myrtle Macrofossil aff. Acmena sp. Candolle 1828 myrtle Macrofossil and microfossil aff. Syzygium "sp. 1" Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry Macrofossil aff. Syzygium "sp. 2" Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry Macrofossil aff. Syzygium "sp. 3" Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry Macrofossil
Myrtales -	Myrtaceidites eucaliptoides, Myrtaceidites parvus, Myrtaceidites verrucosus, Myrtaceidites mesonesus Myrtaceidites eucaliptoides aff. Eucaliptus Myrtaceidites parvus Cookson and Pike 1960 Myrtaceidites parvus forma anesus Myrtaceidites verrucosus Partridge 1973 aff. Austromyrtus Myrtaceidites mesonesus Cookson and Pike 1954 aff. Syzygium
Ericales - Sapotaceae	Sapotaceoidaepollenites rotundus Sapotaceoidaepollenites rotundus Harris 1972
Ericales - Ebenaceae	aff. Diospyros sp. aff. Diospyros sp. Linnaeus 1753 Ebenaceae
Ericales - Ericaceae	Ericipites crassiexinus, aff. Brachyloma sp. Ericipites crassiexinus Harris 1972 heather aff. Brachyloma sp. Sonder 1842 heather Macrofossil

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Podocarpus sp., Podosporites microsaccatus, Podocarpidites sp., Phyllocladidites paleogenicus, Phyllocladidites mawsonii, Dacrycarpus latrobensis, Microcachryidites antarcticus, Dacrycarpites australiensis, Phyllocladus morwellensis, Dacrydiumites florinii, Dacrydium rhomboideum, aff. Dacrydium "sp. 2", aff. Dacrydium "sp. 3" Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp Podosporites microsaccatus Dettmann 1963 podocarp Podocarpaceae sp. Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947 podocarp Podocarpus/Dacrydium spp. Phyllocladidites paleogenicus podocarp Phyllocladus sp. Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson 1947 podocarp Lagarostrobos aff. franklinii Dacrycarpus latrobensis Hill and Carpenter 1991 podocarp Macrofossil Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp Microcachrys aff. tetragona Dacrycarpites australiensis Cookson and Pike 1953 podocarp Dacrycarpus sp. Phyllocladus morwellensis Deane 1925 podocarp Macrofossil Dacrydiumites florinii Cookson and Pike 1953 podocarp Dacrydium aff. cupressus Dacrydium rhomboideum podocarp Macrofossil aff. Dacrydium "sp. 2" Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp Macrofossil aff. Dacrydium "sp. 3" Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp Macrofossil
Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Cupressaceae "taxodiaceae" Cupressaceae "taxodiaceae" Gray 1822 cypress Cupressaceae
Magnoliopsida
-	Rhoipites sphaerica, Periporopollenites demarcatus, Malvacipollis subtilis, Haloragacidites harrisii Rhoipites sphaerica aff. Araliaceae/Goodeniaceae Periporopollenites demarcatus Stover 1973 aff. Caryophyllaceae Malvacipollis subtilis Stover 1973 Austrobuxus aff. swainii Haloragacidites harrisii Mildenhall and Harris 1971 Casuarinaceae
Lycopodiopsida
Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae	Herkosporites elliottii Herkosporites elliottii Stover 1973 spikemoss Lycopodiaceae sp. 2
Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae	Latrobosporites crassus Latrobosporites crassus Harris 1981 clubmoss Lycopodium aff. laterale
Bryopsida
-	Stereisporites sp. Stereisporites sp. Pflug 1953 Sphagnum sp.
Lycopsida
-	Foveotriletes balteus Foveotriletes balteus Lycopodiaceae sp. 1
Pteridopsida
-	Cyathidites subtilis Cyathidites subtilis Cyathea aff. australis
Polypodiopsida
- Polypodiaceae	Laevigatosporites ovatus Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946 Blechnaceae sp.
- Blechnaceae	aff. Blechnum sp. aff. Blechnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 Macrofossil
- Dicksoniaceae	Trilites tuberculiformis, Cyatheacidites annulatus Trilites tuberculiformis Cookson 1947 Dicksonia sp. Cyatheacidites annulatus Cookson 1947 Lophosoria sp.
- Gleicheniaceae	aff. Gleichenia dicapa, Gleichenia "sp. 3", Gleicheniidites circinidites aff. Gleichenia dicapa Macrofossil Gleichenia "sp. 3" Smith 1793 Macrofossil Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963 Gleichenaceae sp. 1
Polypodiales - Polypodiidae	Polypodiisporites sp. Polypodiisporites sp. Potonié 1931 Polypodiaceae
Salviniales - Polypodiidae	Azolla "sp. 2" Azolla "sp. 2" Lamarck 1783 Azolla section Rhizosperma
Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae	Dictyophyllidites arcuatus Dictyophyllidites arcuatus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984 Gleichenaceae sp. 2 aff. Dicranopteris
Cycadopsida
Cycadales - Zamiaceae	aff. Zamiaceae indet. aff. Zamiaceae indet. Horaninow 1834 cycads similar to Macrozamia and Bowenia