Whitecap Knoll (Oligocene of the United States)
Where: Wheeler County, Oregon (44.9° N, 120.4° W: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 110.7° W)
• coordinate based on unpublished field data
When: John Day Formation, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Primary reference: S. R. Manchester. 2000. Late Eocene fossil plants of the John Day Formation, Wheeler County, Oregon. Oregon Geology 62(3):51-84more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 237756: authorized by Nicholas Famoso, entered by Nicholas Famoso on 15.12.2024
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Angiospermae | |
Florissantia sp. Knowlton 1916 nightshade | |
Mahonia sp. Nuttall 1818 barberry | |
Nelumbo sp. Adanson 1763 lotus | |
Platanus sp. Linnaeus 1753 plane tree | |
Eucommia sp. Oliver 1890 | |
Catalpa sp. Scopoli 1777 trumpet vine | |
Hydrangea sp. Linnaeus 1753 hydrangea | |
Ceratophyllum sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornwort | |
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder | |
Quercus "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1753 oak
Quercus "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1753 oak | |
Palaeocarya sp. Saporta 1873
Cruciptera sp. Manchester 1991 | |
Rosa sp. Linnaeus 1753 rose | |
Rhamnaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buckthorn | |
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm | |
Dipteronia sp. Oliver 1889 soapberry
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple | |
Ailanthus sp. Desfontaines 1786 | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Decodon sp. Gmelin 1791 | |
Cinnamomophyllum | |
Cinnamomophyllum sp. Kraeusel and Weyland 1950 | |
Craigia | |
Craigia sp. Smith and Evans 1921 |