S-11 (1200-1500 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 172873: 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., Wahlenbergia indet., Trilete indet.
Anthocerotopsida
  -
Anthoceros indet.
Monolete
  -
Monolete "psilate"
Monolete "psilate" Van der Hammen et al. 1973
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet.
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
  - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites disconformis
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia indet.
Gleichenia indet. Smith 1793
  - Blechnaceae
Peromonolites sp.
Peromonolites sp. Couper 1953
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteridium indet.
Pteridium indet. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
cf. Lygodium indet.
cf. Lygodium indet. Swartz 1800 climbing fern
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Cyathea indet.
Cyathea indet. Smith 1793 scaly tree fern
  - Dicksoniaceae
Dicksonia indet., Lophosoria indet., Calochlaena "Culcita"
Dicksonia indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
Lophosoria indet. Presl 1847
Calochlaena "Culcita" Turner and White 1988
Pteridopsida
  -
Monolites cf. alveolatus
Sphagnum
  - Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum indet.
Sphagnum indet. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss
Angiospermae
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Restionaceae
Restionaceae "undif."
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae "undif."
Cyperaceae "undif." Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae "Amaranthaceae minor 10P"
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Muehlenbeckia "horrida type", Muehlenbeckia indet., Rumex indet.
Muehlenbeckia "horrida type" Meisner 1841 knotweed
Muehlenbeckia indet. Meisner 1841 knotweed
Rumex indet. Linnaeus 1753 dock
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Caryophyllales - Droseraceae
Drosera indet.
Drosera indet. Linnaeus 1753 sundew
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex indet.
Ilex indet. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet., Araliaceae "Rutaceae?"
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Araliaceae "Rutaceae?" Jussieu 1789
 Asterales - Menyanthaceae
Villarsia "Menyanthaceae"
 Asterales - Goodeniaceae
Goodeniaceae indet.
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae"
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Quintinia indet.
Quintinia indet. Candolle 1830
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Coprosma indet.
Coprosma indet. Forster and Forster 1775 coffee
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
cf. Oleaceae indet.
cf. Oleaceae indet. Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
 Lamiales - Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae indet.
Scrophulariaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 figwort
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago indet.
Plantago indet. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum indet., Haloragodendron "Glishrocaryon"
Myriophyllum indet. Linnaeus 1753 water milfoil
Haloragodendron "Glishrocaryon" Orchard 1975 water milfoil
 Saxifragales -
Haloragis "Gonocarpus"
Haloragis "Gonocarpus" Forster and Forster 1775
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae indet.
Ranunculaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buttercup
 Solanales - Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae indet.
Convolvulaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 bindweed
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae "undif.", Isopogon indet., Grevillea "Hakea", Hakea "gemmate", cf. Lomatia indet., Banksia "major 31μm", Banksia "minor 30μm", Stirlingia "Conospermeae"
Proteaceae "undif." de Jussieu 1789
Isopogon indet. Brown and Knight 1809
Grevillea "Hakea" Brown and Knight 1809
Hakea "gemmate" Schrader 1798
cf. Lomatia indet. Brown 1810
Banksia "major 31μm" Linnaeus 1782
Banksia "minor 30μm" Linnaeus 1782
Stirlingia "Conospermeae" Endlicher 1837
 Ericales -
Rapanea indet.
Rapanea indet. Aublet 1775
 Canellales - Winteraceae
Winteraceae indet.
Winteraceae indet. Lindley 1830 magnoliids
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Pomaderris indet.
Pomaderris indet. Labillardière 1805 buckthorn
 Fabales - Polygalaceae
Polygalaceae indet.
Polygalaceae indet. von Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809 milkwort
 Fabales - Fabaceae
? Fabaceae "2p reticulate", Acacia "equivalents"
? Fabaceae "2p reticulate" Lindley 1836 legume
Acacia "equivalents" Miller 1758 wattle
 Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae "3C"
Cunoniaceae "3C" Brown 1814
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus indet.
Elaeocarpus indet. Linnaeus 1753
 Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet.
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus "Lophozonia", Nothofagus "Brassospora"
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Amperea indet., Macaranga "Mallotus"
Amperea indet. Jussieu 1824 spurge
Macaranga "Mallotus" Thouars 1806 spurge
 Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae indet.
Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea indet., cf. Alectryon indet.
Dodonaea indet. Miller 1758 soapberry
cf. Alectryon indet. Gaertner 1788 soapberry
 Rosids - Moraceae
Moraceae "Urticaceae 3p"
Moraceae "Urticaceae 3p" Link 1835 mulberry
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae indet., Myrtaceae "10/12 micron", Acmena "type", Syzygium "type", cf. Lophostemon indet., cf. Melaleuca "Callistemon", Corymbia "Angophora", Eucalyptus indet., Leptospermum indet.
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Myrtaceae "10/12 micron" de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Acmena "type" Candolle 1828 myrtle
Syzygium "type" Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
cf. Lophostemon indet. Schott 1830 myrtle
cf. Melaleuca "Callistemon" Linnaeus 1767 honey-myrtle
Corymbia "Angophora" Hill and Johnson 1995 myrtle
Eucalyptus indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
Leptospermum indet. Forster and Forster 1775 myrtle
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae "undif.", Monotoca indet.
Ericaceae "undif." Jussieu 1789 heather
Monotoca indet. Brown 1810 heather
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos indet.
Symplocos indet. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Epacridaceae
Leucopogon indet.
Leucopogon indet. Brown 1810
 Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine indet.
Myrsine indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae
 Typhales - Commelinidae
Sparganium indet.
Sparganium indet. Linnaeus 1753 bur-reed
 Alismatales - Juncaginaceae
Triglochin "Typha"
Triglochin "Typha" Linnaeus 1753 arrowgrass
Magnoliopsida
  -
Malvacipollis cf. diversus, Rhoipites alveolatus
Rhoipites alveolatus Couper 1953
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae indet.
Cupressaceae indet. Gray 1822 cypress
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podosporites cf. microsaccatus, Dacrydium indet., Dacrycarpus indet., Podocarpidites sp., Podocarpus "Prumnopitys", Microcachrys indet., Microstrobos indet., Phyllocladus indet.
Podosporites cf. microsaccatus Dettmann 1963 podocarp
Dacrydium indet. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp
Dacrycarpus indet. de Laubenfels 1969 podocarp
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947 podocarp
Podocarpus "Prumnopitys" L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Microcachrys indet. Hooker 1845 podocarp
Microstrobos indet. Garden and Johnson 1950 podocarp
Phyllocladus indet. Richard and Mirbel 1825 podocarp
Algae
  - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus "spores"
Botryococcus "spores" Kutzing 1849
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucariaceae indet., Agathis indet., Araucaria indet.
Araucariaceae indet. Henckel and Hochstetter 1865
Agathis indet. Salisbury 1807
Araucaria indet. de Jussieu 1789
Lycopodiopsida
 Isoetales - Isoetaceae
Isoetes indet.
Isoetes indet. Linnaeus 1753 quillwort
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium indet.
Lycopodium indet. Linnaeus 1753 ground pine
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella indet.
Selaginella indet. Beauvois 1804 spikemoss