Saugbaggerflora (Miocene to of France)

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

• recovered from underground set of riverine and lake sediments
• claystone covered by sandy, gravelly soil

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
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Proserpinaca
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Leitneria
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Salvia glutinosa
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Salvia glutinosa Linnaeus 1753 sage
Stewartia
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Lychnis floscuculi
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Lychnis floscuculi Linnaeus 1753
Pulmonaria
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Symphytum
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Silene
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Viola
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Angiospermae
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar luteum water lily
 Austrobaileyales - Schisandraceae
 Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
 Typhales - Commelinidae
 Vitales - Vitaceae
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
 Fagales - Betulaceae
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Vicia sp. Linnaeus 1753 vetch
 Rosales - Rosaceae
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
 Rosales - Pomaceae
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia palustris Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Euphorbia helioscopia Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Euphorbia cf. esula Linnaeus 1753 spurge
 Malvales - Thymelaeaceae
 Crossosomatales - Staphyleaceae
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
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Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Theaceae
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
 Ericales - Styracaceae
Halesia crassa silverbell
 Myrtales - Onagraceae
 Myrtales - Trapaceae
Trapa sp. Linnaeus 1753 water caltrop
Angiospermae
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermum reidii n. sp. moonseed
 Ranunculales - Berberidaceae
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum flavum Linnaeus 1753 meadow-rue
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria holostea Linnaeus 1753 carnation
 Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium sp. Linnaeus 1753 goosefoot
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
 Caryophyllales - Droseraceae
Aldrovanda praevesiculosa waterwheel plant
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
cf. Salsola sp.
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
 Garryales - Eucommiaceae
 Asterales - Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata Linnaeus 1753 bogbean
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Aralia szaferi spikenard
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
 Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
Sambucus nigra Linnaeus 1753 elder
Sambucus racemosa Linnaeus 1753 elder
Sambucus canadensis Linnaeus 1753 elder
 Cornales - Alangiaceae
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornus mas Linnaeus 1753 dogwood
Tectocarya cf. lusatica Kirchheimer 1934
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa disseminata Kirchheimer 1937 tupelo
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
 Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara Linnaeus 1753 nightshade
Physalis alkekengii Linnaeus 1753 ground cherry
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
 Poales - Cyperaceae
 Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum demersum Linnaeus 1753 hornwort
 Magnoliales - Annonaceae
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Sequoia langsdorfi coast redwood
Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress
Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824 cypress
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinaceae indet. Rudolphi 1830
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Lycopus europaeus
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Lycopus europaeus Linnaeus 1753 gypsywort
Mespilus germanica
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Mespilus germanica Linnaeus 1753 medlar
Thlaspi arvense
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Thlaspi arvense Linnaeus 1753 penny cress
Ajuga
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Ajuga antiqua bugleweed