Where: Portugal (39.4° N, 9.0° W: paleocoordinates 39.4° N, 9.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; diatomite and lignite
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. GrÃmsson 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 232146: authorized by Phillip Jardine, entered by Hannah Morck on 27.10.2023
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Gleicheniaceae indet. Presl | |
Pteridaceae indet. Reichenbach
Adiantum sp. Linnaeus 1753 | |
Pinopsida | |
Taxodiaceae indet. Saporta 1865 | |
Angiospermae | |
Lamiaceae indet. Martinov 1820 mint | |
Oleaceae indet. Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809 | |
Ilex aquifolium Linnaeus 1753 holly | |
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836 | |
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy | |
Campanula sp. Linnaeus 1753 bellflower | |
Cornaceae indet. Dumortier 1825 | |
Nyssa sp. Linnaeus 1753 tupelo | |
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum | |
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass | |
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush | |
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm | |
Euphorbiaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 spurge | |
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow | |
Fabaceae indet. Lindley 1836 legume | |
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Ostrya sp. Scopoli 1760 hophornbeam
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel | |
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Castanea sp. Miller 1754 chestnut | |
Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753 bayberry | |
Rutaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 citrus | |
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple | |
Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden | |
Cistaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Sapotaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 | |
Ericaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 heather | |
Sphagnum | |
Sphagnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss |