PBDB Collection

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

Where: King County, Washington (47.3° N, 122.0° W: paleocoordinates 47.6° N, 109.6° W)

• 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
-	Goweria cf. dilleri, Anamirta cf. milleri Goweria cf. dilleri (Knowlton) Wolfe Anamirta cf. milleri Wolfe
Polypodiopsida
Salviniales - Polypodiidae	Salvinia cf. preauriculata Salvinia cf. preauriculata Berry 1925 watermoss Berry
- Polypodiaceae	Allantodiopsis cf. pugetensis Allantodiopsis cf. pugetensis Wolfe
Magnoliopsida
-	Dicotylophyllum kummerensis Dicotylophyllum kummerensis "Artocarpoides"= Dicotylophyllum kummerensis Wolfe. Wolfe (1977)
Angiospermae
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
Fabales - Fabaceae	Cladrastis cf. pugetensis Cladrastis cf. pugetensis yellowwood Wolfe
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)
Fagales - Fagaceae	Castanopsis cf. franklinensis Castanopsis cf. franklinensis chinquapin Wolfe
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Carya cf. cashmanensis, "Vinea" cf. pugetensis, Pugetia cf. longifolia Carya cf. cashmanensis hickory Wolfe "Vinea" cf. pugetensis Wolfe 1968 "Vinea" sp. cf. "Vinea" pugetensis Wolfe Pugetia cf. longifolia Wolfe 1968 Wolfe
Fagales - Betulaceae	Betula cf. papyrifera, Alnus cf. operia Betula cf. papyrifera birch Marsh (modern) Alnus cf. operia MacGinitie 1941 alder MacGinitie
Fagales - Nothofagaceae	Dryophyllum cf. pugetensis Dryophyllum cf. pugetensis Wolfe
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Macaranga cf. pugetensis Macaranga cf. pugetensis spurge Wolfe
Vitales - Vitaceae	Vitis sp. Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine Vitis sp. cf. Vitis sp. of WOlfe (1977)
-	"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
Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae	Zingiberopsis cf. isonervosa Zingiberopsis cf. isonervosa Hickey 1977 Hickey
Ranunculales - Menispermaceae	Hypserpa cf. cashmanensis, Calkinsia cf. plafkeri Hypserpa cf. cashmanensis Wolfe Calkinsia cf. plafkeri 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)."
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
Icacinales - Icacinaceae	Phytocrene cf. acutissima Phytocrene cf. acutissima white pear Wolfe
-	"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.