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.

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Cunninghamia marquettii n. sp., Sequoia affinis, Chamaecyparis edwardsii n. sp., Taxodium dubium Cunninghamia marquettii n. sp. cypress Sequoia affinis Lesquereux 1876 coast redwood Chamaecyparis edwardsii n. sp. cypress Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824 cypress
Pinopsida
Pinales - Pinaceae	Larix lemhiensis n. sp., Picea coloradensis, Pseudotsuga glaucoides, Abies idahoensis n. sp., Pinus ponderosoides, Pinus alvordensis, Pinus baileyii n. sp., Pinus prestrobus n. sp. Larix lemhiensis n. sp. larch Picea coloradensis spruce Pseudotsuga glaucoides Abies idahoensis n. sp. fir Pinus ponderosoides pine Pinus alvordensis pine Pinus baileyii n. sp. pine Pinus prestrobus n. sp. pine
Angiospermae
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Acer salmonensis, Acer idahoensis, Acer tiffneyi, Acer macginitiei, Acer hueberi, Acer florissanti Acer salmonensis maple sps mis-spelled in Appendix 1, listed twice Acer idahoensis maple Acer tiffneyi Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple Acer macginitiei Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple Acer hueberi Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple Acer florissanti Kirchner 1898 maple
Malvales - Tiliaceae	Tilia hallii, Tilia circularis Tilia hallii linden Tilia circularis linden
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus columbiana Rhamnus columbiana buckthorn
Rosales - Ulmaceae	Zelkova brownii, Ulmus paucidentata, Ulmus knowltoni Zelkova brownii zelkova Ulmus paucidentata elm Ulmus knowltoni elm
Rosales - Rosaceae	Vauquelinia sp., Spiraea idahoensis n. sp. Vauquelinia sp. Correa rose Spiraea idahoensis n. sp. meadowsweet
Rosales -	Gleditsia lottii n. sp. Gleditsia lottii n. sp.
Rosales - Pomaceae	Crataegus sp., Crataegus bakeri n. sp., Crataegus haynesii n. sp., Crataegus flavescens, Amelanchier dignatus, Sorbus mcjannetii, Sorbus cassiana Crataegus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hawthorn Crataegus bakeri n. sp. hawthorn Crataegus haynesii n. sp. hawthorn Crataegus flavescens Bosch 1825 hawthorn Amelanchier dignatus shadbush Sorbus mcjannetii rowan Sorbus cassiana rowan
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
Fagales - Betulaceae	Betula lemhiensis n. sp., Betula ashleyi, Alnus fairii, Alnus lemhiensis n. sp., Alnus latahensis Betula lemhiensis n. sp. birch Betula ashleyi birch Alnus fairii alder Alnus lemhiensis n. sp. alder Alnus latahensis alder
Fagales - Fagaceae	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 Lithocarpus weidei
Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae	Cercidiphyllum crenatum Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935 katsura
Lamiales - Oleaceae	Fraxinus stenocarpa n. sp. Fraxinus stenocarpa n. sp. ash
Proteales - Platanaceae	Platanus idahoensis n. sp. Platanus idahoensis n. sp. plane tree
Ranunculales - Berberidaceae	Mahonia simplex, Mahonia creedensis Mahonia simplex barberry Mahonia creedensis barberry
Poales - Typhaceae	Typha lesquereuxi Typha lesquereuxi Cockerell 1908 bulrush
Laurales - Lauraceae	Sassafras ashleyi Sassafras ashleyi sassafras
Dicotyledoneae
Ericales - Ericaceae	Rhododendron chaneyi Rhododendron chaneyi rhododendron
Polypodiopsida
- Osmundaceae	Osmunda occidentale Osmunda occidentale Knowlton 1917
Craigia
-	Craigia oregonensis Craigia oregonensis
Ginkgoopsida
Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae	Ginkgo adiantoides Ginkgo adiantoides Unger 1845 ginkgo
Ledum
-	Ledum idahoensis n. sp. Ledum idahoensis n. sp.