S-4 (400-450 cm) (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as Stony Creek Basin

Where: Victoria, Australia (37.6° S, 144.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° S, 144.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Between 1.555 & 1.835 Ma.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; unlithified, massive, black, green, silty claystone and sandy siltstone

• Small paleolake (<10 ha)
• organic-rich, silty clay sediment.

Size class: microfossils

• Plant macrofossils and insects.

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collected in 2000

Collection methods: core, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric, sieve

• c. 40-m-long sediment core.

Primary reference: J. M. K. Sniderman. 2011. Early Pleistocene vegetation change in upland south-eastern Australia. Journal of Biogeography 38(8):1456-1470 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 172836: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 27.08.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
Cupaniae indet., Trilete indet.
Monolete
  -
Monolete "psilate"
Monolete "psilate" Van der Hammen et al. 1973
Lycopsida
  -
cf. Foveotriletes balteus
Polypodiopsida
  - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites disconformis
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia indet.
Gleichenia indet. Smith 1793
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Cyathea indet.
Cyathea indet. Smith 1793 scaly tree fern
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
cf. Lygodium indet.
cf. Lygodium indet. Swartz 1800 climbing fern
  - Dicksoniaceae
Dicksonia indet., Lophosoria indet.
Dicksonia indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
Lophosoria indet. Presl 1847
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet.
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
Sphagnum
  - Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum indet.
Sphagnum indet. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss
Algae
  - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus "spores"
Botryococcus "spores" Kutzing 1849
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella indet.
Selaginella indet. Beauvois 1804 spikemoss
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium indet.
Lycopodium indet. Linnaeus 1753 ground pine
 Isoetales - Isoetaceae
Isoetes indet.
Isoetes indet. Linnaeus 1753 quillwort
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucariaceae indet., Agathis indet.
Araucariaceae indet. Henckel and Hochstetter 1865
Agathis indet. Salisbury 1807
Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Juncaginaceae
Triglochin "Typha"
Triglochin "Typha" Linnaeus 1753 arrowgrass
 Typhales - Commelinidae
Sparganium indet.
Sparganium indet. Linnaeus 1753 bur-reed
 Rosids - Moraceae
Moraceae "Urticaceae 3p"
Moraceae "Urticaceae 3p" Link 1835 mulberry
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus "Brassospora"
 Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet.
 Fabales - Fabaceae
? Fabaceae "3p reticulate", ? Fabaceae "2p reticulate", Acacia "equivalents"
? Fabaceae "3p reticulate" Lindley 1836 legume
? Fabaceae "2p reticulate" Lindley 1836 legume
Acacia "equivalents" Miller 1758 wattle
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Pomaderris indet.
Pomaderris indet. Labillardière 1805 buckthorn
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus indet.
Elaeocarpus indet. Linnaeus 1753
 Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae "3C"
Cunoniaceae "3C" Brown 1814
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea indet., cf. Alectryon indet.
Dodonaea indet. Miller 1758 soapberry
cf. Alectryon indet. Gaertner 1788 soapberry
 Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae indet.
Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos indet.
Symplocos indet. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae "undif."
Ericaceae "undif." Jussieu 1789 heather
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae indet., Eucalyptus indet., cf. Melaleuca "Callistemon", Rhodamnia "Rhodomyrtus", cf. Lophostemon indet., Syzygium "type", Corymbia "Angophora", Acmena "type", Leptospermum indet.
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Eucalyptus indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
cf. Melaleuca "Callistemon" Linnaeus 1767 honey-myrtle
Rhodamnia "Rhodomyrtus" Jack 1822 myrtle
cf. Lophostemon indet. Schott 1830 myrtle
Syzygium "type" Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
Corymbia "Angophora" Hill and Johnson 1995 myrtle
Acmena "type" Candolle 1828 myrtle
Leptospermum indet. Forster and Forster 1775 myrtle
 Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine indet.
Myrsine indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae
 Caryophyllales - Droseraceae
Drosera indet.
Drosera indet. Linnaeus 1753 sundew
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae "Amaranthaceae minor 10P"
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago indet.
Plantago indet. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae"
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Asterales - Goodeniaceae
Goodeniaceae indet.
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet.
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex indet.
Ilex indet. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Quintinia indet.
Quintinia indet. Candolle 1830
 Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet.
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808 mistletoe
 Saxifragales -
Haloragis "Gonocarpus"
Haloragis "Gonocarpus" Forster and Forster 1775
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Haloragodendron "Glishrocaryon"
Haloragodendron "Glishrocaryon" Orchard 1975 water milfoil
 Ericales -
Rapanea indet.
Rapanea indet. Aublet 1775
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae "undif.", Hakea "gemmate", cf. Lomatia indet., Banksia "minor 30μm", Banksia "major 31μm", cf. Orites indet.
Proteaceae "undif." de Jussieu 1789
Hakea "gemmate" Schrader 1798
cf. Lomatia indet. Brown 1810
Banksia "minor 30μm" Linnaeus 1782
Banksia "major 31μm" Linnaeus 1782
cf. Orites indet. Brown 1810
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae "undif."
Cyperaceae "undif." Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Poales - Restionaceae
Restionaceae "undif."
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet.
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Liliales - Ripogonaceae
Ripogonum indet.
Ripogonum indet. Forster and Forster 1776
 Canellales - Winteraceae
Winteraceae indet.
Winteraceae indet. Lindley 1830 magnoliids
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae indet.
Cupressaceae indet. Gray 1822 cypress
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus "Prumnopitys", Phyllocladus indet., Dacrydium indet., Microstrobos indet., Dacrycarpus indet., Podocarpidites sp., Podosporites cf. microsaccatus
Podocarpus "Prumnopitys" L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Phyllocladus indet. Richard and Mirbel 1825 podocarp
Dacrydium indet. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp
Microstrobos indet. Garden and Johnson 1950 podocarp
Dacrycarpus indet. de Laubenfels 1969 podocarp
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947 podocarp
Podosporites cf. microsaccatus Dettmann 1963 podocarp