Yushe County (Pliocene of China)

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
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer subpictum Saporta 1873 maple
Acer diabolicum Blume 1864 maple
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus latior Braun 1835 poplar
Salix angusta Braun 1851 willow
Salix wallichiana Andersson 1851 willow
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Albizia sp. Durazzini 1772 legume
 Fagales - Fagaceae
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
 Fagales - Betulaceae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Spiraea sp. Linnaeus 1753 meadowsweet
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
Ulmus cf. parvifolia Jacquin 1798 elm
 Rosids - Moraceae
Cudrania sp. Trécul 1847 mulberry
Broussonetia sp. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1799 mulberry
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Alismatales - Zannichelliaceae
Zannichellia cf. palustris Linnaeus 1753 horned pondweed
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton pectinatus Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce