Crinitz, Tongrube NW Bahnhof (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Brandenburg, Germany (51.7° N, 13.8° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° N, 12.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified claystone and unlithified sandstone

• Geschwemmsellage zwischen Flaschenton und Sanden

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original carbon

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), sieve,

Primary reference: D. H. Mai. 2001. Die mittelmiozaenen und obermiozaenen Floren aus der Meuroer und Raunoer Folge in der Lausitz. III. Fundstellen und Palaeobiologie. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258:1-85 [B. Tiffney/G. Smith/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22899: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Gerlinde Smith on 01.07.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Stewartia
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Butomus
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Butomus hypericoides flowering rush
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824 cypress
Glyptostrobus brevisiliquatus Chinese swamp cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa cypress
fossilis
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855
sect. Hesperopeuce
Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855
 Pinales - Sciadopityaceae
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Styracaceae
Halesia crassa silverbell
 Ericales - Theaceae
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
 Myrtales - Trapaceae
 Myrtales - Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris water-purslane
fossilis
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
 Myrtales - Melastomataceae
Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae
 Typhales - Commelinidae
 Garryales - Eucommiaceae
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
 Apiales - Araliaceae
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
 Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Poales - Cyperaceae
 Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
 Rosales - Rosaceae
 Rosales - Pomaceae
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Paliurus favonii Unger 1847 buckthorn
 Fagales - Myricaceae
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Ostrya szaferi hophornbeam
Carpinus betulus hornbeam
fossilis
Alnus kefersteinii Göppert 1837 alder
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagus deucalionis Unger 1882 beech
 Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum tertiaerum St John's wort
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus sp. Linnaeus 1753 poplar
 Brassicales - Cleomaceae
Cleome rugosa spider flower
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia platyphyllos linden
fossilis
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer campestre maple
fossilis
Acer menzelii maple
Typus
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus confucii Unger 1850
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Ampelopsis tertiaria Lesquereux 1871
Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
Vitis teutonica grapevine
Proserpinaca
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Viola
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Polypodiopsida
 Salviniales - Polypodiidae
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae