Wardell Ranch (PA-106) (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as ETE Locality 202, Wardell Ranch (PA-106),

Where: Wyoming (39.8° N, 107.9° W: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 94.3° W)

When: Parachute Crk. Member (Green River Formation), Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: .

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•Parachute Creek member Ar dated to ~51.56Ma (see Smith and Carroll 2015)

Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; lithology not reported

• ETE sed env 1: ., ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: .

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 123, 122, 88, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: H. D. MacGinitie. 1969. The Eocene Green River Flora of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 83:1-140 [S. Wing/S. Wing/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21389: authorized by Scott Wing, entered by Scott Wing on 19.10.1992, edited by Heather Lindon and Monica Arakaki

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix longiacuminata
Salix longiacuminata willow
Knowlton
unclassified
  -
Swartzia wardelii n. sp.
Swartzia wardelii n. sp.
MacGinitie
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Bursera inaequalateralis
Bursera inaequalateralis
(Lesquereux) MacGinitie new comb.
unclassified
  -
Thouinia eocenica
Polypodiopsida
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Asplenium eolignitum, Asplenium delicatula
Asplenium eolignitum spleenwort
Berry
Asplenium delicatula spleenwort
(Brown) MacGinitie new comb.
Carpites
  -
Carpites newberryana
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus cuneatus n. sp., Quercus petros n. sp., Quercus drymeja
Quercus cuneatus n. sp. oak
MacGinitie
Quercus petros n. sp. oak
MacGinitie
Quercus drymeja Unger 1847 oak
Unger
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Caesalpinia pecorae, Erythrina roanensis n. sp., Gymnocladus hesperia, Leguminosites regularis n. sp., Leguminosites lesquereuxiana
Caesalpinia pecorae peacock flower
Brown
Erythrina roanensis n. sp. coral tree
MacGinitie
Gymnocladus hesperia legume
(Brown) new comb.
Leguminosites regularis n. sp. legume
MacGinitie
Leguminosites lesquereuxiana Knowlton 1898 legume
Knowlton
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Mimosites coloradensis
 Rosales -
Caesalpinites falcata n. sp.
Caesalpinites falcata n. sp.
MacGinitie
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Vauquelinia comptonifolia, Prunus stewarti, Rosa hilliae
Vauquelinia comptonifolia rose
(Brown) new comb.
Prunus stewarti plum
new name
Rosa hilliae Lesquereux 1883 rose
Lesquereux
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Berchemiopsis paucidentata
Berchemiopsis paucidentata MacGinitie 1969 buckthorn
MacGinitie
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Cedrelospermum lineatum, Cedrelospermum nervosum, Zelkova nervosa
Cedrelospermum nervosum Newberry 1883 elm
(New.) Manch. comb. nov.
Zelkova nervosa zelkova
(Newberry) Brown
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Celastrus winchesteri
Celastrus winchesteri bittersweet
new comb.
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Aleurites glandulosa
Aleurites glandulosa spurge
(Brown) new comb.
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix cockerelli, Populus cinnamomoides, Populus wilmattae
Salix cockerelli willow
Brown
Populus cinnamomoides poplar
(Lesquereux) MacGinitie new comb.
Populus wilmattae poplar
Cockerell
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Sterculia coloradensis
Sterculia coloradensis tropical chestnut
Brown
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Astronium truncatum, Anacardites schinoloxus, Rhus nigricans
Astronium truncatum cashew
Lesquereux
Rhus nigricans sumac
(Lesquereux) Knowlton
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Cardiospermum coloradensis, Acer lesquereuxi, Dipteronia insignis, Koelreuteria viridifluminis, Athyana balli, Allophylus flexifolia
Cardiospermum coloradensis soapberry
(Knowlton) MacGinitie new comb.
Acer lesquereuxi maple
Knowlton
Dipteronia insignis soapberry
(Lesquereux) Brown
Koelreuteria viridifluminis golden rain tree
(Hollick) Brown
Athyana balli soapberry
(Brown) MacGinitie
Allophylus flexifolia soapberry
(Lesquereux) MacGinitie new comb.
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Ptelea cassioides
Ptelea cassioides hoptree
(Lesquereux) MacGinitie
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Cedrela trainii
Cedrela trainii mahogany
Arnold
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus lesquereuxi
Ailanthus lesquereuxi Cockerell 1927
Cockerell
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos exilis
Symplocos exilis sweetleaf
MacGinitie
 Ericales - Styracaceae
Styrax transversa
Styrax transversa storax
MacGinitie
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Eugenia americana
Eugenia americana myrtle
(Lesquereux) MacGinitie new comb.
Angiospermae
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermites limacioides n. sp.
Menispermites limacioides n. sp.
Lesquereux
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Osmanthus praemissa
Osmanthus praemissa Lesquereux 1883
(Lesquereux) Cockerell
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Oreopanax elongatum
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Distylium eocenica
Distylium eocenica witch-hazel
(Brown) new comb.
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus wyomingensis
Platanus wyomingensis plane tree
(Knowlton and Cockerell) new comb.
 Poales - Cyperaceae
"Cyperacites filiferus" = Cyperus filiferus
"Cyperacites filiferus" = Cyperus filiferus Cockerell 1923 sedge
(Cockerell) Becker
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Lindera varifolia n. sp., Beilschmiedia eocenica, Persea coriacea n. sp., Ocotea coloradensis
Lindera varifolia n. sp. laurel
MacGinitie
Beilschmiedia eocenica laurel
(Brown) new comb.
Persea coriacea n. sp. laurel
MacGinitie
Ocotea coloradensis laurel
(Brown) LaMotte
 Piperales - Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia mortua
Aristolochia mortua Cockerell 1908 birthwort
Cockerell
  -
Araliophyllum quina
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus balli, Pinus florissanti
Pinus balli pine
Brown
Pinus florissanti Lesquereux 1883 pine
Lesquereux
Acrostichum
  -
Acrostichum hesperium
Acrostichum hesperium Newberry 1882
Newberry