Tengchong County (Miocene to of China)

Also known as Locality N-26

Where: Yunnan, China (25.1° N, 98.8° E: paleocoordinates 23.0° N, 98.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nanlin Formation, Early/Lower Miocene to Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• "The Nanlin Formation is considered to be of Early to Middle Miocene age based on lithostratigraphic and biostratigraphic research (He et al., 1996, Ge and Li, 1999)" (Sun et al. 2011)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; gray, muddy siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

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 223826: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 03.12.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Theaceae
Eurya ciliata
Angiospermae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Nectandra sp., Cinnamomum sp., Cinnamomum glanduliferum, Phoebe sp., Phoebe pseudolanceolata, Litsea populifolia, Lindera prelatifolia, Nothaphoebe cf. precavaleriei
Nectandra sp. Bergius 1767 laurel
Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon
Cinnamomum glanduliferum Wallich 1832 cinnamon
Phoebe sp. Nees 1836 laurel
Phoebe pseudolanceolata Colani 1920 laurel
Litsea populifolia Hemsley 1914 laurel
 Saxifragales - Grossulariaceae
Ribes sp.
Ribes sp. Linnaeus 1753 currant
 Gentianales - Loganiaceae
Strychnos cheliensis, Strychnos paracathayensis, Strychnos rotundifolia
 Cornales - Alangiaceae
Alangium aequalifolium
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
Meliosma buchananifolia
 Liliales - Smilacaceae
Smilax sp.
Smilax sp. Linnaeus 1753 greenbrier
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus inouei, Rhus miosuccedanea
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Chukrasia sp.
Chukrasia sp. Jussieu 1830 mahogany
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp.
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia miohenryana
 Malvales - Sterculiaceae
Byttneriophyllum tiliaefolium
 Cucurbitales - Coriariaceae
Coriaria sinica
Coriaria sinica Maximowicz 1881
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus hirsuta, Rhamnus cf. utilis
Rhamnus hirsuta buckthorn
Rhamnus cf. utilis Decaisne 1857 buckthorn
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Sophora miojaponica
 Rosales -
Gleditsia miosinensis
 Rosales - Pomaceae
Sorbus hemsleyi, Sorbus sp.
Sorbus sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus harutoriensis, Celtis bungeana
Celtis bungeana Blume 1852 hackberry
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus tengchongensis n. sp.
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus prenepalensis, Carpinus subcordata, Carpinus sp., Betula sp.
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica nana
Myrica nana bayberry
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Castanopsis ceratacantha, Lithocarpus dealbata, Lithocarpus lancifolius, Fagus chinensis, Quercus cf. parachampionii, Quercus cf. lianghensis, Quercus sp.
Castanopsis ceratacantha Rehder and Wilson 1916 chinquapin
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Cercis miochinensis, Gymnocladus sp., Albizia sp., Albizia miokalkora
Gymnocladus sp. Lamarck 1785 legume
Albizia sp. Durazzini 1772 legume
Albizia miokalkora Hu and Chaney 1940 legume
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia sp.
Magnolia sp. Linnaeus 1753 magnolia
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Calocedrus lantenoisii
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodium sp.
Polypodium sp. Linnaeus 1753