Where: Washoe County, Nevada (39.5° N, 120.0° W: paleocoordinates 39.7° N, 119.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Coal Valley Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, original carbon
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: D. I. Axelrod. 1958. The Pliocene Verdi flora of western Nevada. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 34(2):91-159 [B. Tiffney/J. Fosdick/J. Cassara]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35908: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Julia Fosdick on 09.01.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Angiospermae | |
Nymphaeites nevadensis Brown 1938 water lily | |
Ribes galeana n. sp.
Ribes galeana n. sp. Axelrod 1958 currant | |
Salix truckeana, Salix boisiensis, Populus alexanderi, Populus pliotremuloides, Populus subwashoensis
Salix truckeana Chaney 1944 willow
Salix boisiensis Smith 1941 willow
Populus alexanderi Dorf 1930 poplar
Populus pliotremuloides Axelrod 1937 poplar
Populus subwashoensis Axelrod 1956 poplar | |
Prunus moragensis Axelrod 1944 plum | |
Ceanothus precuneatus Axelrod 1939 ceanothus | |
Quercus renoana n. sp. Axelrod 1958 oak
Quercus prelobata Condit 1944 oak
Quercus wislizenoides Axelrod 1944 oak | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Arctostaphylos verdiana n. sp.
Arctostaphylos verdiana n. sp. Axelrod 1958 heather | |
Pinopsida | |
Pinus florissanti Lesquereux 1883 pine
Abies concoloroides Brown 1940 fir | |
Chara verdiana n. sp.
Chara verdiana n. sp. Axelrod 1958 stonewort |