Fushun Coal Mine (Eocene to of China)

Also known as Locality E-12

Where: Liaoning, China (41.8° N, 123.9° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 118.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Guchengzi Formation, Middle Eocene to Middle Eocene (48.6 - 33.9 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; shale and sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Reposited in the NIGPAS

Primary reference: Y.-S. Liu, S.-X. Guo, and D. K. Ferguson. 1996. A catalogue of Cenozoic megafossil plants in China. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 238:141-179 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 223815: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 03.12.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Polypodiopsida
 Salviniales - Polypodiidae
Salvinia fushunensis n. sp. watermoss
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
"Lygodium kaulfussii" = Lygodium kaulfussi
"Lygodium kaulfussii" = Lygodium kaulfussi Heer climbing fern
  - Osmundaceae
Osmunda lignita Giebel 1857
  - Blechnaceae
? Woodwardia sp. Smith 1793
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales - Cycadaceae
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Ginkgo adiantoides Unger 1845 ginkgo
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus fushunensis n. sp. sumac
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer subpictum Saporta 1873 maple
Acer arcticum Heer 1877 maple
Koelreuteria microcarpa golden rain tree
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Firmiana sp. Marsili 1786 mallow
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus sp. Linnaeus 1753 poplar
Populus glandulifera Heer 1856 poplar
 Fabales - Fabaceae
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Fagales - Myricaceae
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Alnus corylina Lesquereux 1882 alder
Betula fushunensis n. sp. birch
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
cf. Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus duensis buckthorn
Zizyphus sp. Miller 1758 buckthorn
"Paliurus colombii" = Paliurus colombi Heer 1868 buckthorn
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
 Rosales - Rosaceae
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Ampelopsis acerifolia Newberry 1868
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum crenatum honeysuckle
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
Viburnum speciosum Knowlton 1918 honeysuckle
Viburnum nordenskioeldi Heer 1869 honeysuckle
Viburnum problematicum Knowlton 1900 honeysuckle
 Saxifragales - Saxifragaceae
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelites inaequalis Brown 1962 witch-hazel
 Trochodendrales - Trochodendraceae
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
 Proteales - Nelumbonaceae
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Banksia saffordi Lesquereux 1859
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
 Austrobaileyales - Schisandraceae
 Typhales - Commelinidae
Sparganium antiquum Berry 1924 bur-reed
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress
Taxodium tinajorum Heer 1871 cypress
Sequoia chinensis coast redwood
Metasequoia disticha Miki 1941 dawn redwood
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Keteleeria sp. Carrière 1866
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Torreya cf. jackii Chun 1925 yew