Also known as Lance Formation, Wyoming
Where: Niobrara County, Wyoming (43.1° N, 104.6° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 53.6° N, 66.0° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Lance Formation, Late/Upper Maastrichtian (72.2 - 66.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; siltstone
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, original carbon
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: E. Dorf. 1942. Upper Cretaceous floras of the Rocky Mountain region; Flora of the Lance Formation at its type locality, Niobrara County, Wyoming. Contributions to Palaeontology [B. Tiffney/J. Fosdick/J. Fosdick]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 34967: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Julia Fosdick on 21.10.2003
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Taxonomic list
Phyllites | |
Phyllites sp. Brongniart 1822 | |
Carpites | |
Carpites sp. Schimper 1874 | |
Angiospermae | |
Vitis stantoni grapevine
Cissus ? lobato-crenata Linnaeus 1753
"Viburnum marginatum" = Cissus marginata Lesquereux 1872 | |
Salix lancensis willow | |
Quercus ? viburnifolia Lesquereux 1878 oak | |
Dryophyllum subfalcatum Lesquereux 1875 | |
Anona ? robusta Lesquereux 1883 custard apple | |
"Magnoliophyllum cordatum" = Magnoliphyllum
"Magnoliophyllum cordatum" = Magnoliphyllum magnolia | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Trapa ? microphylla Lesquereux 1875 water caltrop | |
Angiospermae | |
Laurophyllum coloradensis laurel | |