McAbbe flora (Eocene of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (50.8° N, 121.1° W: paleocoordinates 54.5° N, 108.0° W)

When: Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: R. M. Dillhoff, E. B. Leopold, and S. R. Manchester. 2005. The McAbee flora of British Columbia and its relation to the Early-Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands flora of the Pacific Northwest. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42(2):151-166 [H. Wang/H. Wang]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 179231: authorized by Hongshan Wang, entered by Hongshan Wang on 07.06.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Metasequoia occidentalis, Joffrea sp., cf. Paleopanax sp.
Metasequoia occidentalis
(Newberry) Chaney
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgo dissecta
Ginkgo biloba ginkgo
L.
Ginkgo dissecta ginkgo
Mustoe
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ericaceae
cf. Rhododendron sp.
cf. Rhododendron sp. Linnaeus 1753 rhododendron
Angiospermae
 Vitales - Vitaceae
cf. Vitis sp.
cf. Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Aesculus sp., Acer sp., Acer stewarti, Acer wehri, Acer rousei, Dipteronia brownii, Koelreuteria arnoldi
Aesculus sp. Linnaeus 1753 soapberry
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
Acer stewarti Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple
Wolfe and Tanai
Acer wehri Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple
Wolfe and Tanai
Acer rousei Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple
Wolfe and Tanai
Dipteronia brownii soapberry
McClain and Manchester
Koelreuteria arnoldi golden rain tree
Becker
 Rosales - Pomaceae
cf. Crataegus sp.
cf. Crataegus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hawthorn
 Rosales - Rosaceae
cf. Prunus sp.
cf. Prunus sp. Linnaeus 1753 plum
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp., Zelkova sp.
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
Zelkova sp. Spach 1841 zelkova
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus sp.
Populus sp. Linnaeus 1753 poplar
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp., Fagus langevinii
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Fagus langevinii beech
Manchester and Dillhoff
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Comptonia columbiana
Comptonia columbiana Dawson 1890
Dawson
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp., Alnus parvifolia, cf. Corylus sp., Betula leopoldae
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Alnus parvifolia Berry 1926 alder
(Berry) Wolfe and Wehr
cf. Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel
Betula leopoldae Wolfe and Wehr 1987 birch
Crane and Stockey
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pterocarya sp., Carya sp., Juglans sp.
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
 Oxalidales - Oxalidaceae
Averrhoites sp.
Averrhoites sp. Hickey 1977 wood sorrel
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Langeria magnifica, Macginitiea gracilis
Langeria magnifica Wolfe and Wehr 1987
Wolfe and Wehr
Macginitiea gracilis Wolfe and Wehr 1987
(Lesquereux) Wolfe and Wehr
 Saxifragales - Grossulariaceae
Ribes sp.
Ribes sp. Linnaeus 1753 currant
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornus sp.
Cornus sp. Linnaeus 1753 dogwood
 Apiales - Araliaceae
cf. Aralia sp.
cf. Aralia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spikenard
 Solanales - Solanaceae
Florissantia quilchenensis
Florissantia quilchenensis Manchester 1992 nightshade
Manchester
 Trochodendrales - Trochodendraceae
Trochodendron sp., Zizyphoides sp.
Trochodendron sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1838
Zizyphoides sp. Seward and Conway 1935
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Sassafras hesperia
Sassafras hesperia sassafras
Berry
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
cf. Calocedrus sp., Thuja sp., cf. Thujopsis sp., Chamaecyparis sp., Sequoia sp., Cunninghamia sp.
cf. Calocedrus sp. Kurz 1873 cypress
Thuja sp. Linnaeus 1753 cypress
cf. Thujopsis sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1842 hiba
Chamaecyparis sp. Spach 1841 cypress
Sequoia sp. Endlicher 1847 coast redwood
Cunninghamia sp. Brown cypress
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxaceae
cf. Torreya sp., cf. Amentotaxus sp.
cf. Torreya sp. Arnott 1838 yew
cf. Amentotaxus sp. Pilger 1917 catkin-yew
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea sp., Pseudolarix sp., Abies milleri, Tsuga sp., Pinus sp.
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Pseudolarix sp. Gordon and Glendinning 1858
Abies milleri fir
Schorn and Wehr
Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Chaneya tenuis
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Chaneya tenuis
Chaneya tenuis Wang and Manchester 2000
(Lesquereux) Wang & Manchester