S-13 (1800-1900 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 172875: 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.
Polypodiopsida
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia indet.
Gleichenia indet. Smith 1793
  - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites disconformis
  - Dicksoniaceae
Lophosoria indet., Dicksonia indet.
Lophosoria indet. Presl 1847
Dicksonia indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
  - Blechnaceae
Peromonolites sp.
Peromonolites sp. Couper 1953
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteridium indet.
Pteridium indet. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Cyathea indet.
Cyathea indet. Smith 1793 scaly tree fern
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet.
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
Pteridopsida
  -
Monolites cf. alveolatus
Monolete
  -
Monolete "psilate"
Monolete "psilate" Van der Hammen et al. 1973
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus "Prumnopitys", Podosporites cf. microsaccatus, Microcachrys indet., Dacrydium indet., Podocarpidites sp., Dacrycarpus indet., Phyllocladus indet., Lagarostrobos indet.
Podocarpus "Prumnopitys" L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Podosporites cf. microsaccatus Dettmann 1963 podocarp
Microcachrys indet. Hooker 1845 podocarp
Dacrydium indet. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947 podocarp
Dacrycarpus indet. de Laubenfels 1969 podocarp
Phyllocladus indet. Richard and Mirbel 1825 podocarp
Lagarostrobos indet. Quinn 1982 podocarp
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae indet.
Cupressaceae indet. Gray 1822 cypress
Magnoliopsida
  -
Rhoipites alveolatus
Angiospermae
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae "undif.", cf. Lomatia indet., Banksia "minor 30μm", Banksia "major 31μm", cf. Orites indet., Grevillea "Hakea", Hakea "gemmate"
Proteaceae "undif." de Jussieu 1789
cf. Lomatia indet. Brown 1810
Banksia "minor 30μm" Linnaeus 1782
Banksia "major 31μm" Linnaeus 1782
cf. Orites indet. Brown 1810
Grevillea "Hakea" Brown and Knight 1809
Hakea "gemmate" Schrader 1798
 Ericales -
Rapanea indet.
Rapanea indet. Aublet 1775
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago indet.
Plantago indet. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Coprosma indet.
Coprosma indet. Forster and Forster 1775 coffee
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet.
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae"
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Asterales - Goodeniaceae
Goodeniaceae indet.
 Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Quintinia indet.
Quintinia indet. Candolle 1830
 Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet.
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808 mistletoe
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae "Amaranthaceae minor 10P"
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Muehlenbeckia indet., Muehlenbeckia "horrida type", Rumex indet.
Muehlenbeckia indet. Meisner 1841 knotweed
Muehlenbeckia "horrida type" Meisner 1841 knotweed
Rumex indet. Linnaeus 1753 dock
 Saxifragales -
Haloragis "Gonocarpus"
Haloragis "Gonocarpus" Forster and Forster 1775
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Haloragodendron "Glishrocaryon"
Haloragodendron "Glishrocaryon" Orchard 1975 water milfoil
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae "undif."
Cyperaceae "undif." Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Restionaceae
Restionaceae "undif."
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Pomaderris indet.
Pomaderris indet. Labillardière 1805 buckthorn
 Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae "2C"
Cunoniaceae "2C" Brown 1814
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus indet.
Elaeocarpus indet. Linnaeus 1753
 Fabales - Fabaceae
? Fabaceae "3p reticulate", Acacia "equivalents"
? Fabaceae "3p reticulate" Lindley 1836 legume
Acacia "equivalents" Miller 1758 wattle
 Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet.
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus "Brassospora", Nothofagus "Lophozonia"
 Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae indet.
Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
cf. Alectryon indet., Dodonaea indet.
cf. Alectryon indet. Gaertner 1788 soapberry
Dodonaea indet. Miller 1758 soapberry
 Rosids - Moraceae
Moraceae "Urticaceae 3p"
Moraceae "Urticaceae 3p" Link 1835 mulberry
 Canellales - Winteraceae
Winteraceae indet.
Winteraceae indet. Lindley 1830 magnoliids
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos indet.
Symplocos indet. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae "undif.", Monotoca indet.
Ericaceae "undif." Jussieu 1789 heather
Monotoca indet. Brown 1810 heather
 Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine indet.
Myrsine indet. Linnaeus 1753
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae "10/12 micron", Myrtaceae indet., Acmena "type", Eucalyptus indet., Eucalyptus "spathulata type", Corymbia "Angophora", cf. Melaleuca "Callistemon", cf. Lophostemon indet., Leptospermum indet., Rhodamnia "Rhodomyrtus"
Myrtaceae "10/12 micron" de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Acmena "type" Candolle 1828 myrtle
Eucalyptus indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
Eucalyptus "spathulata type" L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
Corymbia "Angophora" Hill and Johnson 1995 myrtle
cf. Melaleuca "Callistemon" Linnaeus 1767 honey-myrtle
cf. Lophostemon indet. Schott 1830 myrtle
Leptospermum indet. Forster and Forster 1775 myrtle
Rhodamnia "Rhodomyrtus" Jack 1822 myrtle
Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Juncaginaceae
Triglochin "Typha"
Triglochin "Typha" Linnaeus 1753 arrowgrass
Algae
  - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus "spores"
Botryococcus "spores" Kutzing 1849
Sphagnum
  - Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum indet.
Sphagnum indet. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucariaceae indet., Araucaria indet., Agathis indet.
Araucariaceae indet. Henckel and Hochstetter 1865
Araucaria indet. de Jussieu 1789
Agathis indet. Salisbury 1807