PBDB Collection

Lower Haynes Creek Florule (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Lemhi County, Idaho (45.2° N, 113.9° W: paleocoordinates 46.5° N, 106.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mulkey Creek Member (Salmon City Formation), Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; poorly lithified, sandy siltstone

• Vitric siliceous siltstones & shales, vitric sandstones, quartz arenites in upper part with minor carbonaceous beds and no gravel.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, original carbon

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: D.I. Axelrod. 1998. The Oligocene Haynes Creek Flora of Eastern Idaho. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 143:1-99 [B. Tiffney/M. Sherwood/B. Tiffney]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27569: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 11.12.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Osteichthyes
Osteolepiformes - Chrysolepididae	Chrysolepis haynesii n. sp. Chrysolepis haynesii n. sp. lobe-finned fish
unclassified
-	Diplodipelta reniptera, Symphoricarpos salmonense, Euptelea dilcherii n. sp. Diplodipelta reniptera Symphoricarpos salmonense Euptelea dilcherii n. sp.
Polypodiopsida
- Osmundaceae	Osmunda occidentale Osmunda occidentale Knowlton 1917
Ginkgoopsida
Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae	Ginkgo adiantoides Ginkgo adiantoides Unger 1845 ginkgo
Angiospermae
Fagales - Fagaceae	Lithocarpus weidei, Quercus snookensis n. sp., Quercus castormontis n. sp., Quercus moyei n. sp., Quercus haynesii n. sp., Quercus bilobata n. sp. Lithocarpus weidei Quercus snookensis n. sp. oak Quercus castormontis n. sp. oak listed as Q. predayana in Appendix 1 Quercus moyei n. sp. oak listed twice in Appendix 1 Quercus haynesii n. sp. oak Quercus bilobata n. sp. oak
Fagales - Betulaceae	Alnus fairii, Alnus lemhiensis n. sp., Alnus latahensis, Betula lemhiensis n. sp., Betula ashleyi Alnus fairii alder Alnus lemhiensis n. sp. alder Alnus latahensis alder Betula lemhiensis n. sp. birch Betula ashleyi birch
Rosales -	Gleditsia lottii n. sp. Gleditsia lottii n. sp.
Rosales - Rosaceae	Vauquelinia sp., Spiraea idahoensis n. sp. Vauquelinia sp. Correa rose Spiraea idahoensis n. sp. meadowsweet
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus columbiana Rhamnus columbiana buckthorn
Rosales - Ulmaceae	Ulmus paucidentata, Ulmus knowltoni, Zelkova brownii Ulmus paucidentata elm Ulmus knowltoni elm Zelkova brownii zelkova
Rosales - Pomaceae	Amelanchier dignatus, Sorbus mcjannetii, Sorbus cassiana, Crataegus sp., Crataegus bakeri n. sp., Crataegus haynesii n. sp., Crataegus flavescens Amelanchier dignatus shadbush Sorbus mcjannetii rowan Sorbus cassiana rowan Crataegus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hawthorn Crataegus bakeri n. sp. hawthorn Crataegus haynesii n. sp. hawthorn Crataegus flavescens Bosch 1825 hawthorn
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Salix lemhiensis n. sp., Salix sp., Populus cinnamonoides, Populus eotremuloides Salix lemhiensis n. sp. willow Reported twice in Appendix 1 Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow Populus cinnamonoides poplar Populus eotremuloides Knowlton 1898 poplar
Malvales - Tiliaceae	Tilia hallii, Tilia circularis Tilia hallii linden Tilia circularis linden
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Acer salmonensis, Acer idahoensis, Acer hueberi, Acer florissanti, Acer macginitiei, Acer tiffneyi Acer salmonensis maple sps mis-spelled in Appendix 1, listed twice Acer idahoensis maple Acer hueberi Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple Acer florissanti Kirchner 1898 maple Acer macginitiei Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple Acer tiffneyi Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple
Dicotyledoneae
Ericales - Ericaceae	Rhododendron chaneyi Rhododendron chaneyi rhododendron
Angiospermae
Ranunculales - Berberidaceae	Mahonia simplex, Mahonia creedensis Mahonia simplex barberry Mahonia creedensis barberry
Lamiales - Oleaceae	Fraxinus stenocarpa n. sp. Fraxinus stenocarpa n. sp. ash
Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae	Cercidiphyllum crenatum Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935 katsura
Proteales - Platanaceae	Platanus idahoensis n. sp. Platanus idahoensis n. sp. plane tree
Poales - Typhaceae	Typha lesquereuxi Typha lesquereuxi Cockerell 1908 bulrush
Laurales - Lauraceae	Sassafras ashleyi Sassafras ashleyi sassafras

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Sequoia affinis, Cunninghamia marquettii n. sp., Taxodium dubium, Chamaecyparis edwardsii n. sp. Sequoia affinis Lesquereux 1876 coast redwood Cunninghamia marquettii n. sp. cypress Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824 cypress Chamaecyparis edwardsii n. sp. cypress
Pinopsida
Pinales - Pinaceae	Pinus ponderosoides, Pinus alvordensis, Pinus baileyii n. sp., Pinus prestrobus n. sp., Larix lemhiensis n. sp., Pseudotsuga glaucoides, Picea coloradensis, Abies idahoensis n. sp. Pinus ponderosoides pine Pinus alvordensis pine Pinus baileyii n. sp. pine Pinus prestrobus n. sp. pine Larix lemhiensis n. sp. larch Pseudotsuga glaucoides Picea coloradensis spruce Abies idahoensis n. sp. fir
Ledum
-	Ledum idahoensis n. sp. Ledum idahoensis n. sp.
Craigia
-	Craigia oregonensis Craigia oregonensis