Puget Group Loc. 7 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: King County, Washington (47.3° N, 122.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 52.8° N, 102.1° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Puget Group, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; siltstone

• Planar lamination, ripples and trough crossbedding.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, original carbon

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: R. J. Burnham. 1994. Paleoecological and Floristic Heterogeneity in the Plant-Fossil Record - An Analysis Based on the Eocene of Washington. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 2085-B:1-36 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/H. Lindon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22901: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 02.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Goweria cf. dilleri, Anamirta cf. milleri
Goweria cf. dilleri
(Knowlton) Wolfe
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Allantodiopsis cf. pugetensis
 Salviniales - Polypodiidae
Salvinia cf. preauriculata
Salvinia cf. preauriculata Berry 1925 watermoss
Berry
Magnoliopsida
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Dicotylophyllum kummerensis
Dicotylophyllum kummerensis
"Artocarpoides"= Dicotylophyllum kummerensis Wolfe. Wolfe (1977)
Angiospermae
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"Monocotyledonae "M23m"" = Monocotyledoneae, "Monocotyledonae "M45m"" = Monocotyledoneae, "Monocotyledonae "FeMo"" = Monocotyledoneae, "Monocotyledonae "3LMo"" = Monocotyledoneae
"Monocotyledonae "M23m"" = Monocotyledoneae
"Monocotyledon having 2-3 veins per millimeter." Monocotyledonous foliage fragments
"Monocotyledonae "M45m"" = Monocotyledoneae
"Monocotyledon having 4-5 veins per millimeter." Broad-bladed monocotyledonous foliage, similar to Zingberopsis, but having blade segments commonly much narrower than those present in Zingiberopsis.
"Monocotyledonae "FeMo"" = Monocotyledoneae
"Featureless monocot." Heavily cutinized leaves(?) as much as 12 cm in width, 5-30 mm long.
"Monocotyledonae "3LMo"" = Monocotyledoneae
"Three level monocotyledon." Broad bladed monocotyledonous leaf similar to general form of Zingiberopsis.
 Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae
Zingiberopsis cf. isonervosa
Zingiberopsis cf. isonervosa Hickey 1977
Hickey
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Calkinsia cf. plafkeri, Hypserpa cf. cashmanensis
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Phytocrene cf. acutissima
Phytocrene cf. acutissima white pear
Wolfe
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex cf. opaca
Ilex cf. opaca Aiton 1789 holly
Ait. (modern) Simple, dicotyledonous leaf.
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum cf. pugetensis
Viburnum cf. pugetensis honeysuckle
Wolfe
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelites cf. voyana, Fothergilla cf. durhamensis, Liquidambar cf. californica
Hamamelites cf. voyana Lesquereux 1878 witch-hazel
(Lesq) MacGinitie
Fothergilla cf. durhamensis witch-hazel
Wolfe
Liquidambar cf. californica sweetgum
Lesq. MacGintie
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
cf. Myriophyllum sp.
cf. Myriophyllum sp. Linnaeus 1753 water milfoil
"Water plant thick axis (cf. Myriophyllum)."
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Bursera sp.
Bursera sp. Jacquin 1760
Bursera sp. similar to the modern genus Bursera. Pinnately compund dicotyledonous leaf, leaflets 3.5-4.0 cm long
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Macaranga cf. pugetensis
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
"Rhamnites" sp.
"Rhamnites" sp. Forbes 1851 buckthorn
"Rhamnites" cf. Dipterocarpaceae after "Rhamnites" cashmanensis of Wolfe (1968, 1977)
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Chaetoptelea sp.
Chaetoptelea sp. Liebmann elm
Chaetoptelea morphotype A Burnham. Burnham (1986)
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Cladrastis cf. pugetensis
Cladrastis cf. pugetensis yellowwood
Wolfe
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Castanopsis cf. franklinensis
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus cf. operia, Betula cf. papyrifera
Alnus cf. operia MacGinitie 1941 alder
MacGinitie
Betula cf. papyrifera birch
Marsh (modern)
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pugetia cf. longifolia, "Vinea" cf. pugetensis, Carya cf. cashmanensis
Pugetia cf. longifolia Wolfe 1968
Wolfe
"Vinea" cf. pugetensis Wolfe 1968
"Vinea" sp. cf. "Vinea" pugetensis Wolfe
Carya cf. cashmanensis hickory
Wolfe
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Dryophyllum cf. pugetensis
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitis sp.
Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
Vitis sp. cf. Vitis sp. of WOlfe (1977)
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"Dicotyledonae "AcEn"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "CTCC"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "FCBN"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "TLWP"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "AcEu"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "CESB"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "CCMT"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "ACII"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "DDCA"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "NFMe"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "CTBR"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "LTau"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "Sapl"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Dicotyledonae "AcEn"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Acrodromous entire" simple dicotyledonous leaf;
"Dicotyledonae "CTCC"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Cercidiphyllum-Trochodendron Complex." SImple, docotyledonous leaf
"Dicotyledonae "FCBN"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Finely crenate margins, brochiododromous secondaries, wide lamina." Simple, dicotyledonous leaf
"Dicotyledonae "TLWP"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Thread-like water plant." Leaves(?) 1 mm wide or less, more than 2 cm long, attached to only slightly wider stems.
"Dicotyledonae "AcEu"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Acalyphoid euphorb." SImple, dicotyledonous leaf
"Dicotyledonae "CESB"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Craspedodromous elongate shallow base." Simple, dicotyledonous leaf, 12-15 cm long
"Dicotyledonae "CCMT"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Cordate craspedodromous multiple teeth." SImple, dicotyledonous leaf, 5 cm long, 3 cm wide.
"Dicotyledonae "ACII"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Acalyphoid euphorb." SImple, dicotyledonous leaf
"Dicotyledonae "DDCA"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Densely disorganized conical apex." Simple, dicotyledonous leaf, 9-10 cm long, 4-5 cm wide.
"Dicotyledonae "NFMe"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Narrow lamina fine mesh." Simple, dicotyledonous leaf.
"Dicotyledonae "CTBR"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Cercidiphyllum-like teeth, Festooned Brochidodromous." SImple, dicotyledonous leaf
"Dicotyledonae "LTau"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Linear cf. 'Tauche' or Manilkara." Simple, dicotylednous leaf.
"Dicotyledonae "Sapl"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Sapindaceous-Anacarcdiaceous leaflet." Similar to Melanorrhoea alaskana (Hollick) Wolfe