Lang. Borehole S1-zone Sa (Miocene to of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 1049, Langebaanweg, "Borehole S1, zone Sa",

Where: South Africa (34.0° S, 18.1° E: paleocoordinates 34.5° S, 16.5° E)

When: Elandsfontyn Formation, Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Dating by correl w/radiom dated sites

Environment/lithology: fluvial

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: fluv/marine transgressive envts
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: silty clay

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: micro; ETE reference list: 492, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: J. A. Coetzee and J. Rogers. 1982. Palynological and lithological evidence for the Miocene palaeoenvironment in the Saldanha region (South Africa). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 39:71-85 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22226: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 04.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dissotos sp., Cupaniedites cf. orthoteichus, Cliffortia sp.
Dissotos sp.
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Cupaniedites cf. orthoteichus
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Cliffortia sp.
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Magnoliopsida
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cf. Haloragacidites harrisii
cf. Haloragacidites harrisii Mildenhall and Harris 1971
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae indet.
Anacardiaceae indet. Brown 1818 cashew
ETE occurrence; species: Anacardiaceae pollen
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp.
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Celastraceae indet.
Celastraceae indet. Brown 1814 bittersweet
ETE occurrence; species: Celastraceae pollen
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea sp., cf. Croton sp.
Alchornea sp. Swartz 1788 spurge
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
cf. Croton sp. Linnaeus 1753 rushfoil
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Olea sp.
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Rauvolfia sp.
Rauvolfia sp. Linnaeus 1753 dogbane
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Canthium sp.
Canthium sp. Lamarck 1783 coffee
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae indet.
Proteaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
ETE occurrence; species: Proteaceae pollen
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
ETE occurrence; species: Gramineae pollen
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
"Palmae indet." = Arecaceae
"Palmae indet." = Arecaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm
ETE occurrence; species: Palmae pollen
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Microcachrydites cf. antarcticus, Podocarpus sp.
Microcachrydites cf. antarcticus podocarp
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Widdringtonia sp.
Widdringtonia sp. Endlicher 1842 African cypress
ETE occurrence; species: pollen