Xiananshan Diatomite mines (Miocene of China)

Also known as Locality N-16

Where: Zhejiang, China (29.2° N, 121.2° E: paleocoordinates 29.9° N, 119.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Xiananshan Formation, Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; claystone

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 224041: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 06.01.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Floral list is based on that of Li (1984), some identifications have since been questioned (Liu 1995)
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unclassified
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Hartia sp.
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus speciosa, Keteleeria latisamara, Keteleeria sp., Pseudolarix japonica
Keteleeria sp. Carrière 1866
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Metasequoia disticha, Fokienia notoensis, Cunninghamia protokonishii
Metasequoia disticha Miki 1941 dawn redwood
Fokienia notoensis Fujian cypress
Cunninghamia protokonishii Tanai and Onoe 1961 cypress
Angiospermae
 Rosids - Moraceae
Morus asymmetrica, Ficus praepumila
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
"Pithecellobium sp." = Pithecolobium
"Pithecellobium sp." = Pithecolobium Martius 1837
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Zelkova tibae
 Rosales - Pomaceae
Crataegus sp.
Crataegus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hawthorn
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Paliurus platyphyllus
 Rosales -
Gleditsia parajaponica
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
cf. Sophora sp.
cf. Sophora sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Carpinus chaneyi
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglans miocathayensis
 Fabales - Fabaceae
cf. Campylotropis parvifolia, "Podogonium knorrii" = Podocarpium podocarpum, "cf. Podogonium knorrii" = Podocarpium podocarpum
"Podogonium knorrii" = Podocarpium podocarpum Braun 1845 legume
"cf. Podogonium knorrii" = Podocarpium podocarpum Braun 1845 legume
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer florinii, Acer palaeodiabolicum
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus youngi
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar miosinica, Fothergilla viburnifolia, Loropetalum elegans
Loropetalum elegans witch-hazel
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornus miowalteri
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex cornuta
Ilex cornuta Lindley and Paxton 1851 holly
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Kalopanax truncatibasalis
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Syringa zhejiangensis n. sp.
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum trigonophyllum
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Cocculus formosissimus
 Buxales - Buxaceae
Buxus protojaponica
Buxus protojaponica Tanai and Onoe 1961 boxwood
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Lindera xiananshanensis n. sp.
Polypodiopsida
 Salviniales - Polypodiidae
Salvinia xiananshanensis n. sp.
Salvinia xiananshanensis n. sp. watermoss