Also known as Graviere du Rhin de Sessenheim
Where: Elsass, France (48.8° N, 8.0° E: paleocoordinates 49.0° N, 7.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Miocene to Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 3.6 Ma)
• Flora sampled from underground borehole
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; unlithified claystone
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: original carbon
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
Primary reference: F. Geissert,, H. J. Gregor, D.H. Mai, W. Boenigk, and T. Guenther. 1990. Die "Saugbaggerflora", eine Frucht- und Samenflora aus dem Grenzbereich Miozaen- Pliozaen von Sessenheim im Elsass (Frankreich). Documenta naturae (57)1-207 [B. Tiffney/G. Smith/G. Smith]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 21222: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Gerlinde Smith on 20.06.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Pseudoeuryale limburgensis, Trichosanthes fragilis, Rehderodendron ehrenbergii, Pyracantha acuticarpa, Sabia europaea, Swida gorbunovii, Swida kraeuselii, Swida sanguinea, Viscum aff. ponholzense, Caldesia cylindrica, Najas marina, Dulichium arundinaceum, Epipremnites reniculus, Scindapsites crassus
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Proserpinaca | |
Proserpinaca reticulata mermaidweed | |
Leitneria | |
Leitneria flexuosa corkwood
Leitneria venosa corkwood | |
Salvia glutinosa | |
Salvia glutinosa Linnaeus 1753 sage | |
Stewartia | |
Lychnis floscuculi | |
Lychnis floscuculi Linnaeus 1753 | |
Pulmonaria | |
Pulmonaria gossmanii lungwort | |
Symphytum | |
Symphytum bottii comfrey | |
Silene | |
Silene cf. dichotoma campion | |
Viola | |
Viola cf. uliginosa violet | |
Angiospermae | |
Brasenia victoria water lily
Nuphar luteum water lily | |
Potamogeton austroeuropaeus, Potamogeton palaeocompressus, Potamogeton planus, Potamogeton cf. polymorphus, Potamogeton cf. praepectinatus
Potamogeton austroeuropaeus pondweed
Potamogeton palaeocompressus pondweed
Potamogeton planus pondweed
Potamogeton cf. polymorphus pondweed
Potamogeton cf. praepectinatus pondweed | |
Sparganium minimum bur-reed
Sparganium neglectum bur-reed | |
Ampelopsis malvaeformis, Ampelopsis tertiaria, Vitis parasilvestris, Vitis silvestris, Vitis teutonica
Ampelopsis tertiaria Lesquereux 1871
Vitis parasilvestris grapevine
Vitis silvestris grapevine
Vitis teutonica grapevine | |
Cyclocarya nucifera, Carya angulata, Carya askenasyi, Carya globosa, Juglans bergomensis, Juglans cf. cinerea, Pterocarya limburgensis
Carya angulata hickory
Carya askenasyi hickory
Carya globosa hickory
Juglans bergomensis walnut
Juglans cf. cinerea Linnaeus 1753 walnut
Pterocarya limburgensis wingnut | |
Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, Corylus avellana, Corylus acuminata n. sp., Ostrya carpinifolia, Carpinus betulus
Alnus glutinosa alder
Alnus incana alder
Corylus avellana hazel
Corylus acuminata n. sp. hazel
Ostrya carpinifolia hophornbeam
Carpinus betulus hornbeam | |
Vicia sp. Linnaeus 1753 vetch | |
Rubus laticostatus, Rubus microspermus, Prunus avium, Prunus crassa, Prunus fruticosa, Prunus girardii, Prunus insititia, Prunus tenerirugosa, Prunus padus, Prunus spinosa
Rubus laticostatus bramble
Rubus microspermus bramble
Prunus avium plum
Prunus crassa plum
Prunus fruticosa plum
Prunus girardii plum
Prunus insititia plum
Prunus tenerirugosa plum
Prunus padus Linnaeus 1753 plum
Prunus spinosa Linnaeus 1753 plum | |
Zizyphus noetzoldii buckthorn | |
Sapium maedleri milktree
Euphorbia palustris Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Euphorbia helioscopia Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Euphorbia cf. esula Linnaeus 1753 spurge | |
Carpolithus sp. Linnaeus 1768 | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Styrax maximus storax
Halesia crassa silverbell | |
Hartziella rosenkjaerii willowherb
Hartziella vindobonensis willowherb | |
Trapa sp. Linnaeus 1753 water caltrop | |
Angiospermae | |
Menispermum reidii n. sp.
Menispermum reidii n. sp. moonseed | |
Mahonia staphyleaeforme barberry | |
Thalictrum flavum Linnaeus 1753 meadow-rue | |
Stellaria holostea Linnaeus 1753 carnation | |
Chenopodium sp. Linnaeus 1753 goosefoot | |
Polygonum leporimontanum knotweed
Polygonum wolfii knotweed | |
Aldrovanda praevesiculosa waterwheel plant | |
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Olea oleastroides olive | |
Menyanthes trifoliata Linnaeus 1753 bogbean | |
Aralia szaferi spikenard | |
Sambucus lucida elder
Sambucus pulchella elder
Sambucus nigra Linnaeus 1753 elder
Sambucus racemosa Linnaeus 1753 elder
Sambucus canadensis Linnaeus 1753 elder | |
Cornus mas Linnaeus 1753 dogwood
Tectocarya cf. lusatica Kirchheimer 1934 | |
Nyssa disseminata Kirchheimer 1937 tupelo | |
Corylopsis urselensis witch-hazel
Fothergilla europaea witch-hazel
Liquidambar magniloculata sweetgum | |
Solanum dulcamara Linnaeus 1753 nightshade
Physalis alkekengii Linnaeus 1753 ground cherry | |
Ceratophyllum submersum hornwort
Ceratophyllum demersum Linnaeus 1753 hornwort | |
Asimina brownii pawpaw | |
Liriodendron geminata magnolia
Magnolia cor magnolia | |
Sequoia langsdorfi coast redwood
Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress
Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824 cypress | |
Pinopsida | |
Pinaceae indet. Rudolphi 1830
Pinus brevis pine
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Picea cf. latisquamosa spruce | |
Taxus cf. baccata Linnaeus 1753 yew | |
Lycopus europaeus | |
Lycopus europaeus Linnaeus 1753 gypsywort | |
Mespilus germanica | |
Mespilus germanica Linnaeus 1753 medlar | |
Thlaspi arvense | |
Thlaspi arvense Linnaeus 1753 penny cress | |
Ajuga | |
Ajuga antiqua bugleweed |