Omi-mura Locality (Miocene to of Japan)

Where: Nagano, Japan (36.4° N, 138.1° E: paleocoordinates 38.9° N, 135.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Shashikiri Member (Ogawa Formation), Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original carbon

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: K. Ozaki. 1991. Late Miocene and Pliocene Floras in Central Honshu, Japan. Bulletin of Kanagawa Prefectural Museam Natural Science Special Issue 1-244 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/H. Lindon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22796: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 26.06.2002, edited by Jason Cassara

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• These occurences are a conglomerate of different localities
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unclassified
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Deutzia sp.
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus miocenica, Pseudotsuga tanaii, Keteleeria ezoana, Pseudolarix japonica
Pinus miocenica Tanai 1961 pine
Tanai
Keteleeria ezoana Tanai 1961
Tanai
Pseudolarix japonica
Tanai & Onoe
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Glyptostrobus europaeus, Metasequoia occidentalis
Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress
(Brongniart) Heer
Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney 1951 dawn redwood
(Newb) Chaney
Angiospermae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Neolitsea sp., Sassafras sp., ? Persea sp., Cinnamomum cf. camphora
Neolitsea sp. Merrill 1906 laurel
Sassafras sp. Nees 1831 sassafras
? Persea sp. Gaertner 1805 laurel
Cinnamomum cf. camphora cinnamon
Sieb.
 Poales - Poaceae
Bambusites sp., ? Phragmites sp.
Bambusites sp. Ettingshausen 1886 grass
? Phragmites sp. Adanson 1763 common reed
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Carex spp.
Carex spp. Linnaeus 1753 sedge
 Liliales - Smilacaceae
Smilax trinervis
Smilax trinervis greenbrier
Morita
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
? Cocculus sp.
? Cocculus sp. de Candolle 1817
 Buxales - Buxaceae
Buxus protojaponica
Buxus protojaponica Tanai and Onoe 1961 boxwood
Tanai & Onoe
 Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum crenatum
Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935 katsura
(Unger) Brown
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Parrotia sp., Liquidambar miosinica
Parrotia sp. Meyer 1831 ironwood
Liquidambar miosinica sweetgum
Hu & Chaney
 Saxifragales - Saxifragaceae
Hydrangea sp.
Hydrangea sp. Linnaeus 1753 hydrangea
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
cf. Ilex rotunda, Ilex cf. serrata
cf. Ilex rotunda holly
Thunb
Ilex cf. serrata holly
Thunb.
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Weigela sanzugawaensis, Lonicera sp., Viburnum cf. opulus
Weigela sanzugawaensis honeysuckle
Huzioka & Uemura
Lonicera sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
Viburnum cf. opulus Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
Linn.
 Apiales - Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum cf. illicioides
Pittosporum cf. illicioides cheesewood
Makino
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Kalopanax sp.
Kalopanax sp. Miquel 1863
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Fraxinus sp., ? Syringa sp., ? Ligustrum sp.
Fraxinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 ash
? Syringa sp. Linnaeus 1753 lilac
? Ligustrum sp. Linnaeus 1753 privet
 Boraginales - Boraginaceae
Ehretia sp.
Ehretia sp. Linnaeus borage
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornus cf. miowalteri
Cornus cf. miowalteri dogwood
Hu & Chaney
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
"Magnolia cf. obovata" = Nyssa vetusta
"Magnolia cf. obovata" = Nyssa vetusta Newberry 1868 tupelo
Thunb.
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
? Rumex sp.
? Rumex sp. Linnaeus 1753 dock
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ericaceae
? Leucothoe sp., Rhododendron sp., ? Lyonia sp.
? Leucothoe sp. Don 1834 doghobble
Rhododendron sp. Linnaeus 1753 rhododendron
? Lyonia sp. heather
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos cf. coreana
Symplocos cf. coreana sweetleaf
(Leveille) Ohwi
 Ericales - Styracaceae
Halesia sp.
Halesia sp. Linnaeus 1759 silverbell
Angiospermae
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia sp., ? Illicium sp.
Magnolia sp. Linnaeus 1753 magnolia
? Illicium sp. Linnaeus 1759 magnolia
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Sapium hokianum, ? Mallotus sp.
Sapium hokianum milktree
Ozaki
? Mallotus sp. Loureiro 1790 spurge
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix akitaensis, Salix ksuzukii, Salix parasachalinensis, "Salix cf. integra" = Salix wyomingensis, Populus hokiensis
Salix akitaensis willow
Huzioka & Uemura
Salix ksuzukii willow
Tanai
Salix parasachalinensis willow
Tani & N. Suzuki
"Salix cf. integra" = Salix wyomingensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919 willow
Thunb.
Populus hokiensis poplar
Ozaki
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Lespedeza sp., Wisteria fallax, Desmodium tatsumitogeanum, Cladrastis aniensis
Lespedeza sp. Michaux 1803 bush clover
Wisteria fallax legume
(Nathorst) Tanai & Onoe
Cladrastis aniensis yellowwood
Huzioka
 Cucurbitales - Coriariaceae
Coriaria cf. japonica
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Carpinus heigunensis, Carpinus miocenica, Carpinus subcordata, Carpinus sp., Ostrya aizuana, Corylus subsieboldiana, Alnus cf. japonica, Alnus sp., Betula cf. protoglobispica
Carpinus heigunensis hornbeam
Huzioka
Carpinus miocenica hornbeam
Tanai
Carpinus subcordata hornbeam
Nathorst
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Ostrya aizuana hophornbeam
K. Suzuki
Corylus subsieboldiana hazel
K. Suzuki
Alnus cf. japonica alder
Steud
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Betula cf. protoglobispica birch
Tanai & Onoe
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pterocarya asymmetrosa, Platycarya miocenica
Pterocarya asymmetrosa wingnut
Kon'no ex Tanai
Platycarya miocenica
Hu & Chaney
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus protoaliena, Quercus protoserrata, Quercus miocrispula, Quercus sp., Quercus protosalicina, Quercus miovariabilis, Fagus palaeojaponica, Fagus stuxbergii, Fagus sp.
Quercus protoserrata oak
Tanai & Onoe
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Quercus protosalicina Suzuki 1959 oak
K. Suzuki
Quercus miovariabilis Hu and Chaney 1938 oak
Hu & Chaney
Fagus palaeojaponica beech
Tanai & Onoe
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus sp.
Rhamnus sp. Linnaeus 1753 buckthorn
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis hokiensis, Celtis nathorstii, Ulmus protojaponica, Ulmus sp., Zelkova ungeri
Celtis hokiensis hackberry
Ozaki
Celtis nathorstii hackberry
Tanai & Onoe
Ulmus protojaponica elm
Tanai & Onoe
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
Kovats
 Rosales -
Gleditsia miosinensis
 Rosales - Pomaceae
Malus sp., Crataegus hokiensis, Sorbus hokiensis, Sorbus lesquereuxi, Sorbus palaeojaponica, Sorbus uzenensis
Malus sp. Miller 1758
Crataegus hokiensis hawthorn
Ozaki
Sorbus hokiensis rowan
Ozaki
Sorbus lesquereuxi rowan
Nathorst
Sorbus palaeojaponica rowan
Murai
Sorbus uzenensis rowan
Huzioka
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Spiraea protothunbergii, Pyrus hokiensis
Spiraea protothunbergii meadowsweet
Tanai & N. Suzuki
Pyrus hokiensis pear
Ozaki
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer nordenskioeldii, Acer protojaponicum, Acer protomatsumurae, Acer rotundatum, Acer subnikoense, Acer sp., "Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum, ? Sapindus sp.
Acer nordenskioeldii maple
Nathorst
Acer protojaponicum maple
Tanai & Onoe
Acer protomatsumurae maple
Tanai
Acer rotundatum maple
Huzioka
Acer subnikoense maple
Tanai & Onoe
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
"Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum Sternberg 1825 maple
Bronn
? Sapindus sp. Linnaeus 1753 soapnut
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus miosuccedanea
Rhus miosuccedanea sumac
Hu & Chaney
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Fagara sp.
Fagara sp. Linnaeus 1759 citrus
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia sp.
Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
 Rosids - Moraceae
"Ficus" tiliaefolia
"Ficus" tiliaefolia Br fig
Heer
Polypodiopsida
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Asplenium sp., Diplazium sp.
Asplenium sp. Linnaeus 1753 spleenwort
Diplazium sp. Swartz 1800 twinsorus fern
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
? Selaginella sp.
? Selaginella sp. Beauvois 1804 spikemoss
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Pachydomidae
Maackia sp.
Maackia sp. Mendes 1954 clam