Schwandorf, Tagebaue Oder II - OII-HZM/S (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (49.3° N, 12.2° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.8° N, 14.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; unlithified, gray, green, carbonaceous sandstone and unlithified, brown, gray, yellow, carbonaceous claystone

• Fossils are recovered from a small river system of the "Ur-Naab" drainage. This is incised into Triassic bedrock. The channels are a few 10's of meters deep and 1-2 km wide. Sediments vary rapidly, both laterally and vertically.
• Ugly. Yellow green sand-rich clays and grey-green sands and lignitic coal, the latter with grey partings.

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original carbon

Collection methods: sieve,

Primary reference: H.-J. Gregor. 1978. Die Miozaenan Frucht-und Samen-Floren die Oberpfaelzer Braunkohle. I. Funde aus den sandigen zwischenmitteln. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 167(1-3):8-103 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 28280: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 03.02.2003

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Tetraclinis wandae, Trigonobalanus exacantha, Gironniera carinata, Manglietia germanica, Saurauria aff. poolensis, Polyspora europaea, Disanthus bavaricus, Fortunearia europaea, Pyracantha acuticarpa, Sabia europaea, Turpinia ettingshausenii, Palaeocayratia chandleri, Swida bessarabica, Acanthopanax solutus, Rehderodendron ehrenbergii, Palliopora eratica
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea sp., Pinus sp.
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Ter
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Sequoia sp., Glyptostrobus europaeus
Sequoia sp. Endlicher 1847 coast redwood
Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress
Angiospermae
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Brasenia victoria
  - Mastixiaceae
Mastixia lusatica
 Typhales - Commelinidae
Sparganium camenzianum, Sparganium chomutovense
 Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae
Stratiotes kaltennordheimensis
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Calamus daemonorops
Calamus daemonorops Unger 1860 rattan
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cladiocarya lusatica
 Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae
Spirematospermum wetzleri
 Mesangiosperms - Araceae
Aracispermum canaliculatum
 Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum submersum
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Parabaena europaea
Parabaena europaea Czeczott and Skirgiello 1967
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Eomastixia persicoides, Tectocarya lusatica, Mastixicarpum limnophilum, Retinomastixia oerteli
Tectocarya lusatica Kirchheimer 1934
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa ornithobroma
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Chionanthus kornii
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex cf. lotschii, Ilex oderensis, Ilex ovidrupacea, Ilex saxonica
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Aralia sp.
Aralia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spikenard
 Asterales - Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthes trifoliata Linnaeus 1753 bogbean
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Corylopsis urselensis, Liquidambar magniloculata
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
Meliosma miessleri, Meliosma pliocaenica, Meliosma reticulata
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Persea fluviatilis, Ocotea rhenana, Phoebe bohemica, Phoebe sp., Sassafras lusaticum, Cinnamomum lusaticum, Cinnamomum spec.
Phoebe sp. Nees 1836 laurel
Cinnamomum spec. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon
 Malvales - Thymelaeaceae
Wikstroemia prima
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindoidea globosa, Sapindoidea margaritifera, Aesculus sp.
Sapindoidea margaritifera Ludwig 1936 soapberry
Aesculus sp. Linnaeus 1753 soapberry
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Toddalia latisiliquata, Toddalia maii, Toddalia naviculiformis, Zanthoxylum ailanthiforme, Zanthoxylum giganteum
 Crossosomatales - Staphyleaceae
Staphylea bessarabica, Staphylea microsperma
 Malpighiales - Passifloraceae
Passiflora kirchheimeri
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Omalanthus costatus, Sapium germanicum
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Paliurus sibirica, "Frangula solitaria" = Rhamnus (Frangula)
"Frangula solitaria" = Rhamnus (Frangula) buckthorn
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Cotoneaster wackersdorfensis, Pyrus sp. n. sp., Prunus aff. maximowiczii, Prunus scharfii, Rubus laticostatus
Pyrus sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1753 pear
 Rosales - Cannabaceae
Trema lusatica
 Rosales - Pomaceae
Crataegus sp., Sorbus herzogenrathensis, Sorbus meislii
Crataegus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hawthorn
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica ceriferiformis, Myrica stoppi
Myrica stoppi bayberry
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus extincta
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Carpinus "sp. 1", Carpinus "sp. 2", Alnus sp., Corylus sp.
Carpinus "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Carpinus "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
"Engelhardtia macroptera" = Engelhardia, Pterocarya limburgensis, Cyclocarya crassa, Cyclocarya cyclocarpa, Carya paludis-naabi, Carya ventricosa
"Engelhardtia macroptera" = Engelhardia
Carya paludis-naabi Nuttall 1818 hickory
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Ampelopsis ludwigii, Ampelopsis rotundatoides, Vitis globosa, Vitis lusatica, Vitis parasilvestris, Vitis teutonica, Vitis sylvestris, Tetrastigma chandleri, Tetrastigma lobata
Vitis globosa grapevine
Vitis lusatica grapevine
Vitis teutonica grapevine
Vitis sylvestris grapevine
Tetrastigma lobata Chandler 1925
 Magnoliales - Myristicaceae
Myristicacarpum miocaenicum
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia burseracea, Magnolia lignita
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Carpolithus hafniensii, Carpolithus reniculus
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Styracaceae
Styrax dravertii, Halesia cf. crassa
Halesia cf. crassa silverbell
 Ericales - Theaceae
Eurya stigmosa, Ternstroemia boveyana, Ternstroemia reniformis
Eurya stigmosa Mai 1960 tea
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos anglica, Symplocos durensis, Symplocos lignitarum, Symplocos lusaticum, Symplocos poppeana, Symplocos salzhausenensis, Symplocos schereri, Symplocos wiesaensis
Hellia
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Hellia salicornioides