Where: United Kingdom (54.3° N, 0.5° W: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 9.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Saltwick Formation (Ravenscar Group), Aalenian (174.1 - 170.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: crevasse splay; siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. H. A. van Konijnenburg-van Cittert and H.S. Morgans. 1999. The Jurassic Flora of Yorkshire. Palaeontological Association Field Guides to Fossils 8:1-134 [D. Royer/D. Royer/D. Royer]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 35121: authorized by Dana Royer, entered by Dana Royer on 13.11.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Cycadopsida | |
Nilsonia syllis cycads
Nilsonia cf. compta Phillips 1905 cycads | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
Ginkgo huttoni Sternberg 1833 ginkgo | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Equisetum columnare Brongniart 1828 horsetail | |
Coniopteris hymenophylloides Brongniart 1828 scaly tree fern
Coniopteris murrayana Brongniart 1835 scaly tree fern | |
Peltaspermopsida | |
Pachypteris lanceolata Brongniart 1829 | |
Equisetopsida | |
Brachyphyllum mamillare Brongniart 1828 | |
Schizeaceae | |
Klukia exilis Phillips 1890 | |
Pterophyllum thomasii, Weltrichia sol, Williamsonia gigas, Otozamites graphicus, Otozamites gramineus, Otozamites tenuatus, Zamites gigas
Williamsonia gigas Lindley and Hutton 1831
Zamites gigas Lindley and Hutton 1831 | |
Elatocladus setosus podocarp |