Puget Group Loc. 30 (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: "channel"; siltstone

• Trough crossbedding

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

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 22932: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 03.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Calkinsia cf. plafkeri
Calkinsia cf. plafkeri
Wolfe; Calk of Burnham 94
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelites cf. voyana, Fothergilla cf. durhamensis, Liquidambar cf. californica
Hamamelites cf. voyana Lesquereux 1878 witch-hazel
(Lesq) MacGinitie; Hama of Burnham 94
Fothergilla cf. durhamensis witch-hazel
Wolfe; Foth of Burnham 94
Liquidambar cf. californica sweetgum
Lesq. MacGinitie; Liqu of Burnham 94
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Phytocrene cf. acutissima
Phytocrene cf. acutissima white pear
Wolfe; Phac of Burnham 94
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"Dicotyledonae "CTCC"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "PeBf"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "C2R3"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "CrSp"" = Dicotyledoneae, "Dicotyledonae "Lila"" = Dicotyledoneae
"Dicotyledonae "CTCC"" = Dicotyledoneae
CTCC of Burnham 94; "Cercidiphyllum-Trochodendron Complex." Simple, dicotyledonous leaf
"Dicotyledonae "PeBf"" = Dicotyledoneae
PeBf of of Burnham 94; "Perpendicular secondaries, brochidodromous, fimbrial vein." Simple dicotyledonous leaf
"Dicotyledonae "C2R3"" = Dicotyledoneae
C2R3 of Burnham 94; "Secondary beins craspedodromous, tertiary veins reticulate." Pinnately-compund, dicotyledonouse leaf
"Dicotyledonae "CrSp"" = Dicotyledoneae
CrSp of Burnham 94; "Craspedodromous Spined Margin." Simple, dicotyledonous leaf
"Dicotyledonae "Lila"" = Dicotyledoneae
Lila of Burnham 94; "Entire campylodromous lauraceous." Simple, dicotyledonous leaf
 Malpighiales - Violaceae
cf. Rinorea sp.
cf. Rinorea sp. Aublet
CrRi of Burnham 94; "Crenate cf. Rinorea." Simple, dicotyledonous leaf
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix cf. heartensis
Salix cf. heartensis Hickey 1977 willow
Hickey; Sali of Burnham 94
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"Monocotyledonae "M23m"" = Monocotyledoneae
"Monocotyledonae "M23m"" = Monocotyledoneae
M23m of Burnham 94; Monocotyledon having 2-3 veins per millimeter." Monocotyledonous foliage fragments
Polypodiopsida
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Dryopteris cf. whatcomensis
Dryopteris cf. whatcomensis
Pabst; Dryp of Burnham 94
Plafkeria
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Plafkeria cf. rentonensis
Plafkeria cf. rentonensis
Wolfe; Plre of Burnham 94