PBDB Collection

Middendorft, north of (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: South Carolina (34.6° N, 80.1° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 51.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Black Creek Formation, Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; claystone

• plant-bearing clay in Middendorft arkosic member

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1914. The Upper Cretaceous and Eocene floras of South Carolina and Georgia. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 84:1-200 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 210091: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Caealpinia middendorfensis Caealpinia middendorfensis
Polypodiopsida
Polypodiales - Polypodiidae	Onoclea inquirenda Onoclea inquirenda Hollick 1904
Angiospermae
Laurales - Lauraceae	Cinnamomum middendorfensis, Laurus plutonia, Laurophyllum nervillosum, Laurophyllum elegans Cinnamomum middendorfensis Berry 1914 cinnamon Laurus plutonia Heer 1882 laurel Laurophyllum nervillosum Hollick 1907 laurel Laurophyllum elegans Hollick 1907 laurel
Asterales - Asteraceae	Calycites middendorfensis Calycites middendorfensis Berry 1914 daisy
Proteales - Proteaceae	Proteoides lancifolius, Proteoides parvula Proteoides lancifolius Heer 1871 Proteoides parvula Berry 1914
Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae	Magnolia tenuifolia, Magnolia capellinii, Magnolia obtusata Magnolia tenuifolia Lesquereux 1868 magnolia Magnolia capellinii Heer 1866 magnolia Magnolia obtusata Heer 1882 magnolia
Rosales - Mimosaceae	Acaciaphyllites grevilleoides Acaciaphyllites grevilleoides Berry 1914
Fabales - Fabaceae	Leguminosites middendorftensis Leguminosites middendorftensis legume
Fagales - Fagaceae	Quercus pseudowestfalica Quercus pseudowestfalica Berry 1914 oak
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Juglans arctica Juglans arctica Heer 1882 walnut
Celastrales - Celastraceae	? Pachystima cretacea ? Pachystima cretacea Berry 1914 bittersweet
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Crotonophyllum panduraeformis Crotonophyllum panduraeformis Berry 1914 spurge
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Salix lesquereuxii, Salix pseudohayei, Salix flexuosa Salix lesquereuxii Berry 1914 willow Salix pseudohayei Berry 1909 willow Salix flexuosa Newberry 1868 willow
Sapindales - Rutaceae	Citrophyllum aligerum Citrophyllum aligerum Lesquereux 1892 citrus
Rosids - Moraceae	Ficus celtifolius, Ficus crassipes, Ficus stephensoni, Ficus krausiana, Ficus atavina Ficus celtifolius Berry 1914 fig Ficus crassipes Heer 1874 fig Ficus stephensoni Berry 1910 fig Ficus krausiana Heer 1869 fig Ficus atavina Heer 1882 fig
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales - Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus wardiana, Eucalyptus geinitzi Eucalyptus wardiana Berry 1905 eucalyptus Eucalyptus geinitzi Heer 1869 eucalyptus
Ericales - Ericaceae	Andromeda novaecaesareae, Andromeda euphorbiophylloides Andromeda novaecaesareae Hollick 1896 heather Andromeda euphorbiophylloides Berry 1914 heather
Ericales - Ebenaceae	Diospyros primaeva Diospyros primaeva Heer 1866
Angiospermae
Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae	Potamogeton middendorfensis n. sp. Potamogeton middendorfensis n. sp. Berry 1914 pondweed
Magnoliopsida
-	Celastrophyllum crenatum Celastrophyllum crenatum Heer 1883
Pinopsida
Pinales - Pinaceae	Pinus raritanensis Pinus raritanensis Berry 1910 pine
Pinales -	Widdringtonites subtilis Widdringtonites subtilis Heer 1874
Pinales - Taxaceae	Moriconia americana Moriconia americana Berry 1910 yew

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Sequoia reichenbachii Sequoia reichenbachii coast redwood
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Brachyphyllum macrocarpum Brachyphyllum macrocarpum Newberry 1896
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodium cretaceum n. sp. Lycopodium cretaceum n. sp. Berry 1910 ground pine