Berga bei Sangershausen (Bezirk Halle): Piacenzian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Acanthopanax uralensis seed/fruit
Ajuga reptans seed/fruit
Apium nodiflorum seed/fruit
Asarina ruboides n. sp. seed/fruit
Betonica monieri seed/fruit
Boehmeria lithuanica seed/fruit
Caldesia cylindrica seed/fruit
Dichostylis pliocenica n. sp. seed/fruit
Humulus scabrellus seed/fruit
Luronium natans seed/fruit
Lychnis floscuculi seed/fruit
Melissa officinalis seed/fruit
Mentha longifolia seed/fruit
Mentha pulegium seed/fruit
Myosoton aquaticum seed/fruit
Najas lanceolata seed/fruit
Najas marina seed/fruit
Oxalis corniculata seed/fruit
Pentapanax tertiarius seed/fruit
Peucedanum moebii seed/fruit
Poliothyrsis hercynica seed/fruit
Satureja acinos seed/fruit
Scopolia carniolica seed/fruit
Stachys sylvatica seed/fruit
Swida gorbunovii seed/fruit
Swida kineliana seed/fruit
Swida sanguinea seed/fruit
Teucrium chamaedrys seed/fruit
Teucrium tatjanae seed/fruit
Thesium nikitinii n. sp. seed/fruit
Trichosanthes fragilis seed/fruit
Viola bergaensis n. sp. seed/fruit
Viola neogenica n. sp. seed/fruit
Viola palustris seed/fruit
Lactuca sp. seed/fruit
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Prunellidae
Prunella vulgaris seed/fruit
unclassified
Lycopus europaeus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Minuartia pliocenica n. sp. seed/fruit
Salvia cf. officinalis seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Osmunda heerii leaf Gaudin 1908
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Sequoia abietina leaf, seed/fruit
Chamaecyparis obtusa leaf, wood
Taxodium rossicum seed/fruit
Taxodium dubium seed/fruit, leaf (Sternberg 1824)
original and current combination Phyllites dubius
Glyptostrobus brevisiliquata seed/fruit
Glyptostrobus europaeus leaf, wood (Brongniart 1833)
original and current combination Taxodium europaeum
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Cathaya abchasica multi organs
Cathaya loehrii fertile axis
Picea rotundesquamosa fertile axis, leaf
Abies resinosa seed/fruit
Abies sp. leaf Miller 1754
Tsuga sp. leaf Carrière 1855
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Aesculus hippocastanum seed/fruit
Aesculus sp. leaf Linnaeus 1753
Acer berganum n. sp. seed/fruit
Acer campestrianum seed/fruit
Acer integerrimum leaf
Acer sp. leaf Linnaeus 1753
aff. campestre, hyrcanum
Acer tricuspidatum leaf Braun 1845
synonym of Acer trilobatum
ssp. lusaticum (n. ssp)
Angiospermae - Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia tuberculata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Sapium maedleri seed/fruit
Euphorbia platyphyllos seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus cf. tremula leaf Linnaeus 1753
Salix varians leaf Göppert 1852
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum calycinoides n. sp. seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae
Carya globosa seed/fruit
Cyclocarya nucifera seed/fruit
Pterocarya paradisiaca leaf
Pterocarya pterocarpa seed/fruit
Engelhardia macroptera seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Ostrya szaferi n. sp. seed/fruit
Betula cholmechensis seed/fruit
Betula longisquamosa seed/fruit
Corylus avellana seed/fruit
Carpinus betulus seed/fruit
Alnus gaudinii leaf
Alnus tambovica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagus attenuata leaf
Fagus decurrens seed/fruit
Quercus pubescens seed/fruit
Quercus sp. leaf Linnaeus 1753
Quercus pseudocastanea leaf Göppert 1853
Angiospermae - Rosales - Pomaceae
Crataegus oxyacantha seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Urticaceae
Urtica dioica seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Pilea bashkirica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Cotoneaster gailensis seed/fruit
nov. comb.
Prunus fruticosa seed/fruit
Rosa bergaensis n. sp. seed/fruit
Physocarpus europaeus n. sp. seed/fruit
Rubus idaeus seed/fruit
Rubus polevskoyanus seed/fruit
Rubus fruticosus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Potentilla erecta seed/fruit
Potentilla pliocenica seed/fruit
Potentilla supina seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Ulmaceae
Zelkova zelkovifolia leaf
Zelkova ungeri seed/fruit Kovats 1865
Celtis sp. leaf Linnaeus 1753
Ulmus cf. carpinoides leaf
Ulmus pyramidalis leaf
Angiospermae - Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitis sylvestris seed/fruit
Ampelopsis macrosperma seed/fruit
Ampelopsis malvaeformis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Moraceae
Morus ucrainica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron geminata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Arales - Lemnaceae
Lemna trisulca seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismales - Alismaceae
Alisma ovatum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Typhales - Sparganiaceae
Sparganium emersum seed/fruit
Sparganium neglectum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton cholmechensis seed/fruit
Potamogeton elegans seed/fruit
Potamogeton medicagoides seed/fruit
Potamogeton perforatus seed/fruit
Potamogeton polymorphus seed/fruit
Potamogeton natans seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar luteum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Cornales - Cornaceae
Dendrobenthamia tegeliensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum hercynicum n. sp. seed/fruit
Weigela szaferi seed/fruit
Weigela thuringiaca n. sp. seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Dipsacales - Valerianaceae
Valeriana pliocenica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
Sambucus bashkirica seed/fruit
Sambucus nigra seed/fruit
Sambucus pulchella seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Cirsium arvense seed/fruit
Cirsium palustre seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Apiales
Oenanthe aquatica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Apiales - Araliaceae
Hedera helix leaf Linnaeus 1753
Aralia szaferi n. sp. seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium polyspermum seed/fruit
Chenopodium album seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum persicaria seed/fruit
Rumex acetosella seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Gypsophila semisphaerica n. sp. seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum helveticum seed/fruit
Cercidiphyllum crenatum leaf Brown 1935
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Corylopsis urselensis seed/fruit
Parrotia pristina leaf
Liquidambar europaeus leaf
Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara seed/fruit
Physalis alkekengii seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus edenensis seed/fruit
Ranunculus reidli seed/fruit
Ranunculus repens seed/fruit
Ranunculus tanaiticus seed/fruit
Ranunculus trachycarpoides seed/fruit
Ranunculus sceleratus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Thalictrum simplex seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Berberidaceae
Mahonia staphyleaeforme n. sp. seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus platanifolia seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae
Sassafras ferretianum leaf
Angiospermae - Araceae
Epipremnum reniculum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Typhaceae
Typha pliocenica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Carex binervis seed/fruit
Carex carpophora n. sp. seed/fruit
Carex flagellata seed/fruit
Carex helmensis n. sp. seed/fruit
Carex laevigata seed/fruit
Carex paucifloroides seed/fruit
Carex pendula seed/fruit
Carex pilulifera seed/fruit
Carex rostrata seed/fruit
Carex szaferi seed/fruit
Schoenoplectus mucronatus seed/fruit
Cladium mapanoides n. sp. seed/fruit
Scirpus isolepioides n. sp. seed/fruit
Schoenoplectus isolepioides
Scirpus radicans seed/fruit
Scirpus sylvaticus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae
Decodon globosus seed/fruit
Microdiptera sibirica seed/fruit
nov. comb.
Angiospermae - Ericales - Primulaceae
Lysimachia punctata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Styracaceae
Styrax maximus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Kalmia minutula n. sp. seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Theaceae
Actinidia faveolata seed/fruit
cf. Actinidia sp. leaf Chandler 1926
Angiospermae
Carpolithus bergaensis n. sp. seed/fruit
Carpolithus mercurialoides n. sp. seed/fruit
Carpolithus minimus seed/fruit
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella pliocenica megaspore
unclassified
Proserpinaca europaea seed/fruit
Proserpinaca reticulata seed/fruit
Gratiola officinalis seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Charales - Characeae
Tectochara meriani microspore (Braun 1850)
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Thuringia
Coordinates: 51.5° North, 11.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.5° North, 11.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Period:Late/Upper Tertiary - Late/Upper Tertiary *Epoch:Middle Pliocene - Middle Pliocene
*International age/stage:Early/Lower Piacenzian - Early/Lower Piacenzian
Key time interval:Piacenzian
Age range of interval:3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: 10 meter clay-silt sequence in road cut
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified claystone
Secondary lithology: unlithified siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Clay or siltstone
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,adpression,original carbon
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Collection methods:bulk,selective quarrying,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:22778
Authorizer:B. Tiffney Enterer:B. Tiffney, G. Smith
Modifier:B. Tiffney Research group:paleobotany
Created:2002-06-25 19:17:03 Last modified:2002-10-17 23:03:21
Access level:database members Released:2002-06-25 19:17:03
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
6556. D. H. Mai and H. Walther. 1988. Die pliozaenen Floren von Thueringen, Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Quartaerpalaeontologie 7:55-297 [B. Tiffney/J. Bean/J. Bean]