PBDB Collection

Schwandorf, Tagebaue Oder Sued, OS-HZM/S (Miocene of Germany)

Also known as Oder Sued Sandy Layers

Where: Bayern, Germany (49.3° N, 12.2° E: paleocoordinates 49.5° N, 10.5° E)

• 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 syatem 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.

• 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: bulk, 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 28282: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 03.02.2003, edited by Julia Fosdick

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Trigonobalanus exacantha, Visnea germanica, Turpinia ettingshausenii, Palaeocayratia chandleri, Swida bessarabica, Swida bugloviana, Rehderodendron ehrenbergii, Rehderodendreon ehrenbergii Trigonobalanus exacantha Visnea germanica Turpinia ettingshausenii Palaeocayratia chandleri Swida bessarabica Swida bugloviana Rehderodendron ehrenbergii Rehderodendreon ehrenbergii

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Glyptostrobus europaeus Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress
Angiospermae
Laurales - Lauraceae	Ocotea rhenana Ocotea rhenana laurel
Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae	Spirematospermum wetzleri Spirematospermum wetzleri Heer 1925
Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae	Calamus daemonorops Calamus daemonorops Unger 1860 rattan
Ranunculales - Menispermaceae	Parabaena europaea Parabaena europaea Czeczott and Skirgiello 1967
Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae	Liquidambar magniloculata Liquidambar magniloculata sweetgum
Lamiales - Oleaceae	Chionanthus kornii Chionanthus kornii
Cornales - Cornaceae	Mastixicarpum limnophilum, Eomastixia persicoides, Tectocarya lusatica, Retinomastixia oerteli Mastixicarpum limnophilum Eomastixia persicoides Tectocarya lusatica Kirchheimer 1934 Retinomastixia oerteli
Cornales - Nyssaceae	Nyssa ornithobroma Nyssa ornithobroma tupelo
Proteales - Sabiaceae	Meliosma miessleri, Meliosma pliocaenica Meliosma miessleri Meliosma pliocaenica
Dicotyledoneae
Ericales - Symplocaceae	Symplocos lignitarum, Symplocos lusaticum, Symplocos poppeana, Symplocos salzhausenensis, Symplocos schereri Symplocos lignitarum sweetleaf Symplocos lusaticum sweetleaf Symplocos poppeana sweetleaf Symplocos salzhausenensis sweetleaf Symplocos schereri sweetleaf
Ericales - Styracaceae	Styrax dravertii Styrax dravertii storax
Ericales - Theaceae	Ternstroemia reniformis Ternstroemia reniformis tea
Angiospermae
Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae	Magnolia burseracea, Magnolia lignita Magnolia burseracea magnolia Magnolia lignita magnolia
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Sapium germanicum Sapium germanicum milktree
Fagales - Betulaceae	Corylus sp., Alnus sp. Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Carya ventricosa, Pterocarya limburgensis, Cyclocarya cyclocarpa, "Engelhardtia macroptera" = Engelhardia Carya ventricosa hickory Pterocarya limburgensis wingnut Cyclocarya cyclocarpa "Engelhardtia macroptera" = Engelhardia
Fagales - Myricaceae	Myrica stoppi Myrica stoppi bayberry
Fagales - Fagaceae	Quercus extincta Quercus extincta oak
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	Paliurus sibirica Paliurus sibirica buckthorn
Rosales - Pomaceae	Sorbus herzogenrathensis, Sorbus meislii Sorbus herzogenrathensis rowan Sorbus meislii rowan
Rosales - Rosaceae	Prunus scharfii, Pyrus sp. n. sp. Prunus scharfii plum Pyrus sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1753 pear
Crossosomatales - Staphyleaceae	Staphylea bessarabica, Staphylea microsperma Staphylea bessarabica bladdernut Staphylea microsperma bladdernut
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Sapindoidea globosa, Sapindoidea margaritifera, Aesculus sp. Sapindoidea globosa soapberry Sapindoidea margaritifera Ludwig 1936 soapberry Aesculus sp. Linnaeus 1753 soapberry
Sapindales - Meliaceae	Melia czeczottii Melia czeczottii mahogany
Sapindales - Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum ailanthiforme, Zanthoxylum giganteum, Zanthoxylum tiffneyi, Toddalia maii, Toddalia naviculiformis Zanthoxylum ailanthiforme prickly ash Zanthoxylum giganteum prickly ash Zanthoxylum tiffneyi prickly ash Toddalia maii citrus Toddalia naviculiformis citrus
Vitales - Vitaceae	Vitis globosa, Vitis lusatica, Vitis parasilvestris, Vitis silvestris, Vitis teutonica, Ampelopsis ludwigii, Tetrastigma lobata Vitis globosa grapevine Vitis lusatica grapevine Vitis parasilvestris grapevine Vitis silvestris grapevine Vitis teutonica grapevine Ampelopsis ludwigii Tetrastigma lobata Chandler 1925
Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae	Stratiotes kaltennordheimensis Stratiotes kaltennordheimensis
-	Carpolithus hafniensii Carpolithus hafniensii
- Mastixiaceae	Mastixia lusatica Mastixia lusatica