Nordhausen, Doeringsche Ziegelei: Piacenzian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Cicuta virosa seed/fruit
Comarum palustre seed/fruit
Eupatorium cannabinum seed/fruit
Glyceria maxima seed/fruit
Juncellus serotinus seed/fruit
Lycopus europaeus seed/fruit
Mentha rotundifolia seed/fruit
Najas marina seed/fruit
Naumburgia subthyrsiflora seed/fruit
Proserpinaca reticulata seed/fruit
Swida sanguinea seed/fruit
Teucrium tatjanae seed/fruit
Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Salviniaceae
Salvinia cerebrata megaspore
Azolla filiculoides megaspore
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Osmunda regalis leaf
Angiospermae
Carpolithus ornatus seed/fruit Chandler 1963
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus glutinosa fertile axis, seed/fruit
Alnus tanaitica fertile axis
Betula cholmechensis seed/fruit
Carpinus betulus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus seed/fruit
spelled with current rank as Rhamnus (Frangula)
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Potentilla supina seed/fruit
Rubus idaeus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Urticaceae
Urtica urens seed/fruit
Urtica dioica seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae
Decodon bashkiricus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar luteum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Rumex acetosella seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Polygonum persicaria seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium album seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex aquifolium seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Apiales
Oenanthe aquatica seed/fruit
Hydrocotyle vulgaris seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
Sambucus racemosa seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum spicatum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum minus seed/fruit
Ranunculus acer seed/fruit
Ranunculus fluitans seed/fruit
Ranunculus sceleratus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum submersum seed/fruit
Ceratophyllum demersum seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae
Spirematospermum wetzleri seed/fruit Heer 1925
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Carex nigra seed/fruit
Carex paucifloroides seed/fruit
Carex pseudocyperus seed/fruit
Carex riparia seed/fruit
Eleocharis palustris seed/fruit
Scirpus radicans seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Typhaceae
Typha hercynica seed/fruit
Typha pliocenica seed/fruit
Typha latifolia seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Typhales - Sparganiaceae
Sparganium pulchellum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Arales - Lemnaceae
Lemna trisulca seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Zannichelliaceae
Zannichellia pedicellata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae
Stratiotes intermedius seed/fruit
Hydrocharis morsusranae seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton acutifolius seed/fruit
Potamogeton pectinatus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Potamogeton pusillus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Alismales - Alismaceae
Alisma ex gr. plantagoaquatica seed/fruit
Sagittaria sagittifolia seed/fruit
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp. leaf Linnaeus 1753
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Thuringia
Coordinates: 51.5° North, 10.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.6° North, 10.5° 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:Late/Upper Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene
*International age/stage:Late/Upper Piacenzian - Late/Upper Piacenzian
Key time interval:Piacenzian
Age range of interval:3.60000 - 2.58800 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:black unlithified carbonaceous claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Dark, Humus rich clay
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,adpression,coalified,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,mechanical,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Nordhausen, Doeringsche Ziegelei (Bezirk Erfurt)
Database number:22781
Authorizer:B. Tiffney Enterer:B. Tiffney, G. Smith
Modifier:B. Tiffney Research group:paleobotany
Created:2002-06-25 19:41:43 Last modified:2002-06-25 22:41:43
Access level:database members Released:2003-06-25 19:41:43
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]