"To-Tang" (Neogene of China)

Where: Yunnan, China (23.3° N, 103.7° E: paleocoordinates 22.6° N, 102.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lignite and blue marl

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 1917

Primary reference: M. Colani. 1920. Étude sur les florès tertiaires de quelques gisements de lignite de l'Indochine et du Yunnan [Study on the Tertiary flora of some lignite deposits in Indochina and Yunnan]. Bulletin du service geologique de l'Indochine [Bulletin of the Geological Service of Indochina] 8:1-524 [B. Allen/B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 224533: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 16.03.2022

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Pteridophyta indet.
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
"[Fern]"
Pteropsida
 Filicinae -
Pecopteris totangensis n. sp.
Pecopteris totangensis n. sp. Colani 1920
unclassified
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Coniferophyta indet.
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp., Quercus ? dubia, Quercus zeilleri n. sp., Quercus haugi n. sp., Quercus relongtanense n. sp.
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Quercus ? dubia Newberry 1882 oak
Quercus zeilleri n. sp. Colani 1920 oak
Quercus haugi n. sp. Colani 1920 oak
Quercus relongtanense n. sp. Colani 1920 oak
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
aff. Engelhardia spicata, cf. Juglans sp.
cf. Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Dryophyllum yunnanense n. sp., Dryophyllum relongtanense n. sp.
Dryophyllum yunnanense n. sp. Colani 1920
Dryophyllum relongtanense n. sp. Colani 1920
 Fagales - Myricaceae
cf. Myrica sp.
cf. Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Saliciphyllum sp.
Saliciphyllum sp. Fontaine 1889
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
cf. Koelreuteria bipinnata
cf. Koelreuteria bipinnata Franchet 1886 golden rain tree
 Caryophyllales - Nyctaginaceae
cf. Pisonia sp.
cf. Pisonia sp. Linnaeus 1753 birdcatcher tree
 Poales - Poaceae
? Andropogon sp.
? Andropogon sp. Linnaeus 1753 grass
 Laurales - Lauraceae
? Oreodaphne sp., aff. Laurus sp.
? Oreodaphne sp. Nees 1833 laurel
aff. Laurus sp. Linnaeus 1753 laurel
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
? Libocedrus lantenoisi
? Libocedrus lantenoisi Laurent 1912 cypress
Phyllites
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cf. Phyllites sp., Phyllites elegans n. sp., Phyllites gracilis n. sp.
cf. Phyllites sp. Brongniart 1822
Phyllites elegans n. sp. Colani 1920
Phyllites gracilis n. sp. Colani 1920