S-1 (0-100 cm): Early/Lower Pleistocene, Australia
collected 2000

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Trilete indet.
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucariaceae indet. Henckel and Hochstetter 1865
Araucaria indet. de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
Angiospermae - Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus informal Brassospora
Nothofagus informal Lophozonia
Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet. Brown 1814
Angiospermae - Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae informal 3C
Angiospermae - Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Amperea indet. Jussieu 1824
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Clusiaceae
cf. Garcinia cuspidata
Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae informal undif.
Hakea informal gemmate
Banksia informal minor 31 μm
Angiospermae - Proteales
Beauprea indet. Brongniart and Gris 1871
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae informal Amaranthaceae minor 10P
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae informal tubuliflorae
Angiospermae - Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Saxifragales
Haloragis informal Gonocarpus
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae informal undif.
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895
Angiospermae - Poales - Restionaceae
Restionaceae informal undif.
Angiospermae - Canellales - Winteraceae
Winteraceae indet. Lindley 1830
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Juncaginaceae
Triglochin informal Typha
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Eucalyptus indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789
Eucalyptus informal spathulata type
Angiospermae - Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos indet. Jacquin 1760
Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae informal undif.
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus informal Prumnopitys
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947
Dacrycarpus indet. de Laubenfels 1969
Phyllocladus indet. Richard and Mirbel 1825
Dacrydium indet. Soland and Lambert 1807
Magnoliopsida
Rhoipites alveolatus Couper 1953
Algae - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus informal spores
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella indet. Beauvois 1804
Lycopodiopsida - Isoetales - Isoetaceae
Isoetes indet. Linnaeus 1753
unclassified
Monolete informal psilate
Lycopsida
cf. Foveotriletes balteus
Pteridopsida
Monolites cf. alveolatus Couper 1969
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites disconformis
Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae
Calochlaena informal Culcita
Dicksonia indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
Lophosoria indet. Presl 1847
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia indet. Smith 1793
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Dennstaedtiaceae
Pteridium indet. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Lygodiaceae
cf. Lygodium indet. Swartz 1800
Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Cyatheaceae
Cyathea indet. Smith 1793
see common names

Geography
Country:Australia State/province:Victoria
Coordinates: 37.6° South, 144.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.0° South, 144.0° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Altitude:550 meters
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Pleistocene
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Between 1.555 & 1.835 Ma.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:massive,planar lamination,black,green unlithified silty claystone
Secondary lithology: sandy siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: organic-rich, silty clay sediment.
Environment:lacustrine indet.
Geology comments: Small paleolake (<10 ha)
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all macrofossils
Collection methods:core,chemical,hydrochloric,hydroflouric,sieve
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection dates:2000
Collection method comments: c. 40-m-long sediment core.
Metadata
Also known as:Stony Creek Basin
Database number:172830
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:C. Jaramillo
Modifier:C. Jaramillo
Created:2015-08-27 08:44:36 Last modified:2015-08-27 09:08:10
Access level:the public Released:2015-08-27 08:44:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
55377. J. M. K. Sniderman. 2011. Early Pleistocene vegetation change in upland south-eastern Australia. Journal of Biogeography 38(8):1456-1470 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]