Sao Pedro da Torre, SPT.1 (Pliocene of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (42.0° N, 8.7° W: paleocoordinates 42.1° N, 9.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; argillaceous, silty sandstone

• A study of the pollen content from the clays suggests mixed deciduous-evergreen broadleaved and conifer forests that thrived under humid warm-temperate climates in that region.
• The outcrop consists of clays, lignite layers, sands and gravel.

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric,

• Standard laboratory processing for palynomorphs with HCl and HF for acid maceration followed by sieving. Final residues were diluted in liquid glycerine and mounted on slides.

Primary reference: M. Vieira, R. Zetter, F. Grímsson and T. Denk. 2022. Niche evolution versus niche conservatism and habitat loss determine persistence and extirpation in late Neogene European Fagaceae. Quaternary Science Reviews 300 [P. Jardine/H. Morck]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 232112: authorized by Phillip Jardine, entered by Hannah Morck on 24.10.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
Pheoceros sp., Symplocus sp., Partenocissus sp., "not identified" spp.
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp., Picea sp., Cathaya sp.
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Cathaya sp. Chun and Kuang 1962
 Pinales - Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae indet.
Taxodiaceae indet. Saporta 1865
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae indet.
Cupressaceae indet. Gray 1822 cypress
Angiospermae
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp.
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar sp.
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum
 Asterales - Campanulaceae
Campanula sp.
Campanula sp. Linnaeus 1753 bellflower
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Oleaceae indet.
Oleaceae indet. Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa sp.
Nyssa sp. Linnaeus 1753 tupelo
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar sp.
Nuphar sp. Smith 1809 water lily
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae indet.
Ericaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 heather
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae indet.
Sapotaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae indet.
Euphorbiaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 spurge
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Fabaceae indet.
Fabaceae indet. Lindley 1836 legume
 Fabales - Polygalaceae
Polygala sp.
Polygala sp. Linnaeus 1753 milkwort
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Carya sp., Juglans sp., Pterocarya sp., Engelhardia sp.
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
Engelhardia sp. Blume 1825
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica sp.
Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp., Castanea sp.
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Castanea sp. Miller 1754 chestnut
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp., Acer negundo
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
Acer negundo Linnaeus 1753 maple
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaceae indet.
Rutaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 citrus
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia sp.
Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
 Malvales - Cistaceae
Cistaceae indet., Cistus sp.
Cistaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Cistus sp. Linnaeus 1753 rockrose
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodium sp.
Polypodium sp. Linnaeus 1753
  - Osmundaceae
Osmunda sp.
Osmunda sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteridaceae indet., Pteris sp.
Pteridaceae indet. Reichenbach
Pteris sp. Linnaeus 1753
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniaceae indet.
Hepaticae
 Marchantiales - Ricciaceae
Riccia sp.
Riccia sp. Linnaeus 1753 liverwort
Sphagnum
  - Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum sp.
Sphagnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella sp.
Selaginella sp. Beauvois 1804 spikemoss
Anthocerotopsida
  -
Anthoceros sp.
Anthoceros sp. Linnaeus