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
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 | |
Prunella vulgaris | |
Prunella vulgaris Linnaeus 1753 selfheal | |
Silene conica | |
Silene cf. conica Linnaeus 1753 campion | |
Thesium | |
Thesium nikitinii n. sp.
Thesium nikitinii n. sp. | |
Pinopsida | |
Picea abies spruce
Picea rotundesquamosa spruce | |
Taxodium rossicum cypress | |
Angiospermae | |
Typha hercynica bulrush | |
Schoenoplectus lacustris, Eleocharis microstylosa, Cyperus fuscus, Scirpus sylvaticus, Carex acutiformis, Carex caespitosa, Carex elongatoides, Carex flavaeformis, Carex nigra, Carex riparia
Schoenoplectus lacustris sedge
Eleocharis microstylosa sedge
Cyperus fuscus Linnaeus 1753 sedge
Scirpus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1753 sedge
Carex acutiformis sedge
Carex caespitosa sedge
Carex elongatoides sedge
Carex flavaeformis sedge
Carex nigra sedge
Carex riparia sedge | |
Thalictrum simplex meadow-rue
Ranunculus sceleratoides buttercup
Ranunculus tanaiticus buttercup
Ranunculus hederaceus Linnaeus 1753 buttercup | |
Physalis alkekengii Linnaeus 1753 ground cherry | |
Myriophyllum praespicatum water milfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum water milfoil | |
Cirsium palustre thistle | |
Ilex aquifolium Linnaeus 1753 holly | |
Stellaria holostea Linnaeus 1753 carnation | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Hippuris vulgaris Linnaeus 1753 mare's tail | |
Angiospermae | |
Euphorbia stricta spurge | |
Hypericum cf. perforatum Linnaeus 1753 St John's wort | |
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow | |
Urtica dioica Linnaeus 1753 nettle | |
Prunus spinosa Linnaeus 1753 plum
Rubus sp. Linnaeus 1753 bramble
Rubus idaeus Linnaeus 1753 bramble
Potentilla erecta cinquefoil
Potentilla pliocenica cinquefoil | |
Acer striatum maple | |
Phellodendron elegans citrus | |
Sparganium neglectum bur-reed | |
Lemna trisulca duckweed | |
Potamogeton filiformoides pondweed
Potamogeton neptunii pondweed
Potamogeton polymorphus pondweed
Potamogeton tanaiticus pondweed | |
Carpolithus lloydiaeformis n. sp.
Carpolithus lloydiaeformis n. sp. | |
Comarum palustre | |
Comarum palustre Linnaeus 1753 marsh cinquefoil | |
Elatine | |
Elatine pseudoalsinastrum waterwort | |
Lycopus | |
Lycopus antiquus gypsywort | |
Lycopus europaeus | |
Lycopus europaeus Linnaeus 1753 gypsywort | |
Viola | |
Viola bergaensis n. sp.
Viola bergaensis n. sp. violet | |
Viola palustris | |
Viola palustris Linnaeus 1753 violet |