S-6 (600-700 cm): Early/Lower Pleistocene, Australia
collected 2000

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Trilete indet.
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Agathis indet. Salisbury 1807
Algae - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus informal spores
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae informal 10/12 micron
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Eucalyptus indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789
Corymbia informal Angophora
Acmena informal type
Syzygium informal type
Rhodamnia informal Rhodomyrtus
cf. Melaleuca informal Callistemon
Leptospermum indet. Forster and Forster 1775
cf. Lophostemon indet. Schott 1830
Angiospermae - Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos indet. Jacquin 1760
Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae informal undif.
Monotoca indet. Brown 1810
Angiospermae - Geraniales - Geraniaceae
cf. Pelargonium indet. Lheritier and Aiton 1789
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea indet. Miller 1758
Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
? Fabaceae informal 3p reticulate
Acacia informal equivalents
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Acaena indet. Mutis and Linneaus 1771
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Pomaderris indet. Labillardière 1805
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Macaranga informal Mallotus
Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet. Brown 1814
Angiospermae - Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus informal Brassospora
Angiospermae - Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae informal 3C
Angiospermae - Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Moraceae
Moraceae informal Urticaceae 3p
Angiospermae - Canellales - Winteraceae
Winteraceae indet. Lindley 1830
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Juncaginaceae
Triglochin informal Typha
Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae informal undif.
cf. Lomatia indet. Brown 1810
Hakea informal gemmate
Banksia informal minor 30μm
Banksia informal major 31μm
Angiospermae - Saxifragales
Haloragis informal Gonocarpus
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Muehlenbeckia indet. Meisner 1841
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae informal Amaranthaceae minor 10P
Angiospermae - Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Araliaceae informal Rutaceae?
Angiospermae - Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Quintinia indet. Candolle 1830
Angiospermae - Asterales - Goodeniaceae
Goodeniaceae indet. Brown 1810
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae informal tubuliflorae
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808
Angiospermae - Ericales
Rapanea indet. Aublet 1775
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895
Angiospermae - Poales - Restionaceae
Restionaceae informal undif.
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae informal undif.
Magnoliopsida
Rhoipites ? isoreticulatus
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae indet. Gray 1822
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podosporites cf. microsaccatus Dettmann 1963
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947
Dacrydium indet. Soland and Lambert 1807
Microcachrys indet. Hooker 1845
Phyllocladus indet. Richard and Mirbel 1825
Dacrycarpus indet. de Laubenfels 1969
Podocarpus informal Prumnopitys
Lycopodiopsida - Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium indet. Linnaeus 1753
Lycopodiopsida - Isoetales - Isoetaceae
Isoetes indet. Linnaeus 1753
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella indet. Beauvois 1804
Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum indet. Linnaeus 1753
Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae
Lophosoria indet. Presl 1847
Dicksonia indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites disconformis
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae
Peromonolites sp. Couper 1953
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
Pteridopsida
Monolites cf. alveolatus Couper 1969
Lycopsida
cf. Foveotriletes balteus
unclassified
Monolete informal psilate
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:172855
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:C. Jaramillo
Created:2015-08-27 10:34:09 Last modified:2015-08-27 10:34:09
Access level:the public Released:2015-08-27 10:34:08
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]