Also known as Locality N-28
Where: Shaanxi, China (37.1° N, 113.0° E: paleocoordinates 37.0° N, 112.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Zhangcu Formation, Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandy claystone
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 223874: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 10.12.2021
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Angiospermae | |
Acer florinii maple
Acer subpictum Saporta 1873 maple
Acer diabolicum Blume 1864 maple
Koelreuteria cf. integrifoliola golden rain tree | |
Populus latior Braun 1835 poplar
Salix angusta Braun 1851 willow
Salix wallichiana Andersson 1851 willow | |
Albizia sp. Durazzini 1772 legume | |
Quercus cf. mongolica Fischer 1850 oak
Quercus cf. dentata Thunberg 1784 oak
Quercus miovariabilis Hu and Chaney 1938 oak
Quercus cf. liaotungensis Koidzumi 1912 oak | |
Carpinus cf. miofangiana hornbeam
Carpinus subcordata hornbeam | |
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut | |
Spiraea sp. Linnaeus 1753 meadowsweet | |
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
Ulmus cf. parvifolia Jacquin 1798 elm | |
Cudrania sp. Trécul 1847 mulberry
Broussonetia sp. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1799 mulberry | |
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush | |
Zannichellia cf. palustris Linnaeus 1753 horned pondweed | |
Potamogeton pectinatus Linnaeus 1753 pondweed | |
Pinopsida | |