S-4 (400-450 cm): Early/Lower Pleistocene, Australia
collected 2000

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Cupaniae indet.
Trilete indet.
Monolete informal psilate
Lycopsida
cf. Foveotriletes balteus
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia indet. Smith 1793
Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae
Dicksonia indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
Lophosoria indet. Presl 1847
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Lygodiaceae
cf. Lygodium indet. Swartz 1800
Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Cyatheaceae
Cyathea indet. Smith 1793
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites disconformis
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae indet. Gray 1822
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus informal Prumnopitys
Podosporites cf. microsaccatus Dettmann 1963
Phyllocladus indet. Richard and Mirbel 1825
Dacrycarpus indet. de Laubenfels 1969
Dacrydium indet. Soland and Lambert 1807
Microstrobos indet. Garden and Johnson 1950
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Juncaginaceae
Triglochin informal Typha
Angiospermae - Typhales - Sparganiaceae
Sparganium indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Liliales - Ripogonaceae
Ripogonum indet. Forster and Forster 1776
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae informal undif.
Angiospermae - Poales - Restionaceae
Restionaceae informal undif.
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895
Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae informal undif.
Banksia informal minor 30μm
Banksia informal major 31μm
cf. Lomatia indet. Brown 1810
cf. Orites indet. Brown 1810
Hakea informal gemmate
Angiospermae - Ericales
Rapanea indet. Aublet 1775
Angiospermae - Saxifragales
Haloragis informal Gonocarpus
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Haloragodendron informal Glishrocaryon
Angiospermae - Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae informal Amaranthaceae minor 10P
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Droseraceae
Drosera indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Quintinia indet. Candolle 1830
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae informal tubuliflorae
Angiospermae - Asterales - Goodeniaceae
Goodeniaceae indet. Brown 1810
Angiospermae - Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Canellales - Winteraceae
Winteraceae indet. Lindley 1830
Angiospermae - Moraceae
Moraceae informal Urticaceae 3p
Angiospermae - Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae informal 3C
Angiospermae - Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus informal Brassospora
Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet. Brown 1814
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Pomaderris indet. Labillardière 1805
Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
? Fabaceae informal 3p reticulate
? Fabaceae informal 2p reticulate
Acacia informal equivalents
Angiospermae - Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea indet. Miller 1758
cf. Alectryon indet. Gaertner 1788
Angiospermae - Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae informal undif.
Angiospermae - Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos indet. Jacquin 1760
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Rhodamnia informal Rhodomyrtus
Eucalyptus indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789
Leptospermum indet. Forster and Forster 1775
cf. Lophostemon indet. Schott 1830
Acmena informal type
cf. Melaleuca informal Callistemon
Corymbia informal Angophora
Syzygium informal type
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucariaceae indet. Henckel and Hochstetter 1865
Agathis indet. Salisbury 1807
Algae - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus informal spores
Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum indet. Linnaeus 1753
Lycopodiopsida - Isoetales - Isoetaceae
Isoetes indet. Linnaeus 1753
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella indet. Beauvois 1804
Lycopodiopsida - Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium indet. Linnaeus 1753
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:172836
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:C. Jaramillo
Created:2015-08-27 09:46:43 Last modified:2015-08-27 09:46:43
Access level:the public Released:2015-08-27 09:46:43
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]