Kaltensundheim bei Meiningen (Pliocene of Germany)

Also known as Kaltensundheim bei Meiningen (Bezirk Suhl)

Where: Thuringia, Germany (50.6° N, 10.2° E: paleocoordinates 50.7° N, 9.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified claystone

• Dark clay

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: adpression, coalified, original carbon

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, sieve,

Primary reference: D. H. Mai and H. Walther. 1988. Die pliozaenen Floren von Thueringen, Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Quartaerpalaeontologie 7:55-297 [B. Tiffney/J. Bean/J. Bean]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22779: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 25.06.2002, edited by Gerlinde Smith

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Prunella vulgaris
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Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus 1753 selfheal
Silene conica
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Silene cf. conica Linnaeus 1753 campion
Thesium
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Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Angiospermae
 Poales - Typhaceae
 Poales - Cyperaceae
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus hederaceus Linnaeus 1753 buttercup
 Solanales - Solanaceae
Physalis alkekengii Linnaeus 1753 ground cherry
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
 Asterales - Asteraceae
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex aquifolium Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria holostea Linnaeus 1753 carnation
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Theaceae
 Myrtales - Haloragidaceae
Hippuris vulgaris Linnaeus 1753 mare's tail
Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
 Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum cf. perforatum Linnaeus 1753 St John's wort
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
 Fagales - Betulaceae
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urtica dioica Linnaeus 1753 nettle
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Prunus spinosa Linnaeus 1753 plum
Rubus sp. Linnaeus 1753 bramble
Rubus idaeus Linnaeus 1753 bramble
Potentilla erecta cinquefoil
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
 Typhales - Commelinidae
 Arales - Lemnaceae
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
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Comarum palustre
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Comarum palustre Linnaeus 1753 marsh cinquefoil
Elatine
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Lycopus
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Lycopus europaeus
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Lycopus europaeus Linnaeus 1753 gypsywort
Viola
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Viola bergaensis n. sp. violet
Viola palustris
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Viola palustris Linnaeus 1753 violet