Where: New South Wales, Australia (32.2° S, 149.7° E: paleocoordinates 40.8° S, 148.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• The presence of palynofloras consistent with those of the Canthiumidites bellus Zone, as defined by Stover and Partridge for the Gippsland Basin and modified by Macphail for the Murray Basin, indicates a latest early to middle Miocene age (~11 to 16 Ma) for the fossiliferous deposit. Attribution of the sediments to this zone is based on the presence of Cingulatisporites ornatus, Polypodiisporites usmensis, Foveotrilites balteus, and Rugulatisporites cowrensis in association with frequently occurring Nothofagidites, Haloragacites, and myrtaceous pollen.
Environment/lithology: pond; lithified siderite
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression, replaced with limonite
Collection methods: Repository: Australian Museum, Sydney
Primary reference: M. R. McCurry, D. J. Cantrill, P. M. Smith, R. Beattie, M. Dettmann, V. Baranov, C. Magee, J. M. T. Nguyen, M. A. Forster, J. Hinde, R. Pogson, H. Wang, C. E. Marjo, P. Vasconcelos, and M. Frese. 2022. A Lagerstätte from Australia provides insight into the nature of Miocene mesic ecosystems. Science Advances 8(eabm1406) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 224044: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.01.2022
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Arachnida | |
Araneae indet. Clerck 1757 spider | |
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Megamonodontium mccluskyi n. gen. n. sp.3
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Insecta | |
Mastotermitidae indet. Desneux 1904 termite | |
Polycentropodidae indet. Ulmer 1903 caddisfly | |
Curculionidae indet. Latreille 1802 snout beetle | |
Chrysomeloidea indet. Latreille 1802 beetle | |
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Archostemata indet. Kolbe 1908 beetle | |
Dytiscidae indet. Leach 1815 predaceous diving beetle | |
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Hymenoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 winged insect | |
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Formicidae indet. Latreille 1802 ant | |
Burbungoides gulgongensis n. gen. n. sp.4, Tithopsaltria titan n. gen. n. sp.4, Laopsaltria ferruginosa n. gen. n. sp.4
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Reduviidae indet. Latreille 1807 assassin bug | |
Fulgoridae indet. Latreille 1807 fulgorid planthopper | |
Corduliidae indet. Selys-Longchamps 1850 green-eyed skimmer | |
Austrogomphus sp. Selys-Longchamps 1854 clubtail dragonfly | |
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cf. Platybaetis sp. Müller-Liebenau 1980 mayfly | |
Ceratopogonidae indet. Newman 1834 biting midge | |
Chaoborus abundans n. sp.1
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Podonominae indet. Thienemann and Edwards 1837 non biting midge
Tanypodinae indet.1 Skuse 1889 non biting midge AM F.145439, 145492, 160707 (unclear whether different from Podonominae indet. in original paper)
Riethia sp. Kieffer 1917 non biting midge AM F.146366, 145457, 145462, 145489 - four pupae in Baranov et al. 2024
Orthocladiinae indet. Lenz 1921 non biting midge AM F.146528/529, 144993, 144994 in Baranov et al. 2024
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Bivalvia | |
Unionida indet. Stoliczka 1871 clam | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Actinopteri | |
Perciformes indet. Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish | |
Dicellaesporites | |
Dicellaesporites sp. Elsik | |
Dyadosporonites | |
"Dyadosporites sp." = Dyadosporonites
"Dyadosporites sp." = Dyadosporonites Hammen | |
Podocarpus sp., Lygistepollenites florinii, Podocarpidites ellipticus, Phyllocladidites mawsonii, Dacrydium sp.
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Lygistepollenites florinii Stover and Evans 1973 podocarp
Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947 podocarp
Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson 1947 podocarp
Dacrydium sp. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp | |
Magnoliopsida | |
Ailanthipites paenestriatus, Periporopollenites demarcatus, Malvacipollis spp., Haloragacidites harrisii
Periporopollenites demarcatus Stover 1973
Malvacipollis spp. Harris 1965
Haloragacidites harrisii Mildenhall and Harris 1971 | |
Angiospermae | |
Margocolporites vanwijhei Germeraad et al. 1968 legume | |
Nothofagus sp. Blume 1850 | |
Gymnostoma sp. Johnson 1980 | |
Nothofagidites asperus Cookson 1958 | |
Cupanieidites orthoteichus soapberry
Cupanieidites spp. Cookson and Pike 1954 soapberry | |
Brachychiton sp. Schott and Endlicher 1832 | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Myrtaceidites spp. Cookson and Pike 1960 | |
Angiospermae | |
Laurophyllum sp. Göppert 1853 laurel
Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon | |
Milfordia spp. Erdtman 1960 | |
Graminidites sp. Potonie 1960 bamboo | |
Aglaoreidia sp. Erdtman 1960 | |
Proteacidites pachypolus, Proteacidites spp., Proteacidites pseudomoides, Propylipollis sp., Banksia sp.
Proteacidites spp. Cookson and Couper 1953
Proteacidites pseudomoides Stover 1973
Propylipollis sp. Martin and Harris 1975
Banksia sp. Linnaeus 1782 | |
Chenopodipollis cf. chenopodiaceoides Truswell 1985 | |
Lycopodiopsida | |
Densoisporites sp. Dettmann 1963 clubmoss | |
Bryopsida | |
Stereisporites spp. Pflug 1953 | |
Equisetopsida | |
Lycopsida | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Verrucosisporites sp. Potonie and Kremp 1954 | |
Lygodium sp. Swartz 1800 climbing fern | |
Dictyophyllidites spp. Couper 1958 | |
cf. Stenochlaena sp. Smith 1842 | |
Cyatheacidites annulatus Cookson 1947 | |
Laevigatosporites sp. Ibrahim 1933 | |
Gleichenia sp. Smith 1793
Gleicheniidites sp. Dettmann 1963 | |
Pteridopsida | |
Osmundacidites sp., Cingulatisporites ornatus, Matonisporites sp., Cyathidites spp., Cyathidites palaeospora, Cyathidites splendens
Osmundacidites sp. Couper 1953
Cingulatisporites ornatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
Matonisporites sp. Couper 1958
Cyathidites spp. Couper 1953 | |
Quintiniapollis | |
Hymenophyllum | |
Hymenophyllum sp. Smith 1793 |