Where: Yunnan, China (24.7° N, 98.6° E: paleocoordinates 24.3° N, 98.4° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Mangbang Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• "According to the K–Ar method, the basaltic rocks of the middle part of Mangbang Formation date to 3.297 ± 0.040 Ma (Li et al., 2000), and the andesitic rocks of overlying Mingguang Formation to 2.322 ± 0.036 Ma (Li et al., 2000). In combination with the local stratigraphic correlations (BGMRYP, 1990) and biostratigraphic comparison (Tao and Du, 1982, Ge and Li, 1999), the fossil-bearing deposits of the upper part of Mangbang Formation are confined to the Late Pliocene." (Sun et al. 2011)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial; diatomite
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Primary reference: B.-N. Sun, J.-Y. Wu, Y.-S. Liu, S.-T. Ding, X.-C. Li, S.-P. Xie, D.-F. Yan and Z.-C. Lin. 2011. Reconstructing Neogene vegetation and climates to infer tectonic uplift in western Yunnan, China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 304(3-4):328-336 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 224402: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 28.02.2022
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Drynaria dimorpha n. sp.1
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Angiospermae | |
Mahonia cf. fortunei barberry | |
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly | |
Cornus megaphylla dogwood | |
Rhodoleia tengchongensis n. sp. Wu and Sun 2015 witch-hazel | |
Dioscorea sp. Linnaeus 1753 yam | |
Lindera cf. angustifolia, Machilus leptophylla, Machilus cf. longipedicellata, Machilus thunbergii, Cinnamomum cf. subavenium, Cinnamomum tuantianensis n. sp., Litsea cf. chunii2, Alseodaphne hainanensis
Lindera cf. angustifolia laurel
Machilus leptophylla laurel
Machilus thunbergii Siebold and Zuccarini 1843 laurel
Cinnamomum cf. subavenium cinnamon
Cinnamomum tuantianensis n. sp. cinnamon
Alseodaphne hainanensis laurel | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Syzygium cf. buxifolium bush cherry | |
Angiospermae | |
"Evodia miosinica" = Euodia
"Evodia miosinica" = Euodia citrus | |
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"Berchemia miofloribunda" = Berhamniphyllum miofloribundum, Berchemia cf. yunnanensis
"Berchemia miofloribunda" = Berhamniphyllum miofloribundum Hu and Chaney 1940 buckthorn
Berchemia cf. yunnanensis buckthorn | |
Robinia sp. Linnaeus 1753 | |
Ormosia cf. emarginata legume | |
Myrica cf. esculenta bayberry | |
Betula mioluminifera birch
Carpinus subcordata hornbeam | |
Palaeocarya koreanica2, Palaeocarya longialata n. sp.2, Palaeocarya guangxiensis2, Palaeocarya yunnanensis n. sp.2, Juglans tengchongensis, Juglans sp.
Palaeocarya koreanica2 Oishi 1936
Palaeocarya guangxiensis2 Li and Chen 2003
Juglans tengchongensis walnut
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut | |
Castanopsis cf. sclerophylla, Castanopsis sp., Castanea miomollissima, "Cyclobalanopsis cf. multinervis" = Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis), "Cyclobalanopsis chevalieri" = Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis)
Castanopsis cf. sclerophylla chinquapin
Castanopsis sp. Spach 1842 chinquapin
Castanea miomollissima chestnut
"Cyclobalanopsis cf. multinervis" = Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis) ring-cupped oak
"Cyclobalanopsis chevalieri" = Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis) ring-cupped oak | |
Mallotus longifolius spurge
Mallotus cf. philippensis Lamarck 1786 spurge | |
Garcinia cf. multiflora mangosteen | |
Calocedrus lantenoisii cypress |