Spokane (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Washington (47.7° N, 117.4° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 51.4° N, 111.8° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

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

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: F. H. Knowlton. 1926. Flora of the Latah formation of Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 140(A):17-55 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 224398: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 28.02.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus fairii n. sp.
Populus fairii n. sp. Knowlton 1926 poplar
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer chaneyi n. sp.
Acer chaneyi n. sp. Knowlton 1926 maple
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus washingtonensis
Ficus washingtonensis Knowlton 1926 fig
 Poales - Typhaceae
? Typha sp.
? Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia dayana
Magnolia dayana Cockerell 1910 magnolia
Carpites
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Carpites menthoides n. sp.
Carpites menthoides n. sp. Knowlton 1926