Rippersroda: Piacenzian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Alsima plantagoaquatica seed/fruit
Baldellia ranunculoides seed/fruit
Boehmeria lithuanica seed/fruit
Caldesia cylindrica seed/fruit
Dichostylis protohamulosus n. sp. seed/fruit
Dicranum cf. muehlenbeckii seed/fruit
Heterocladium cf. heteropterum seed/fruit
Luronium natans seed/fruit
Mentha aquatica seed/fruit
Najas flexilis leaf
Najas lanceolata seed/fruit
Najas marina seed/fruit
Origanum vulgare seed/fruit
Stachys palustris seed/fruit
Viola palustris seed/fruit
Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Salviniaceae
Salvinia rhenana megaspore
Salvinia tuberulata megaspore
unclassified
Lycopus europaeus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Araceae
Epipremnum reniculum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Phragmites communis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Typhaceae
Typha pliocenica seed/fruit
Typha latifolia seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Carex caespitosa seed/fruit
Carex flagellata seed/fruit
Carex flavaeformis seed/fruit
Carex praehirta n. sp. seed/fruit
Carex pseudocyperus seed/fruit
Carex riparia seed/fruit
Carex ungeri n. sp. seed/fruit
Scirpus isolepidoides n. sp. seed/fruit
Scirpus pliocenicus seed/fruit
Scirpus radicans seed/fruit
Eleocharis microstylosa seed/fruit
Eleocharis ovata seed/fruit
Schoenoplectus lacustris seed/fruit
Schoenoplectus mucronatus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum protanaiticum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum persicaria seed/fruit
Polygonum wolfii seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
Sambucus nigra seed/fruit
Sambucus pulchella seed/fruit
Sambucus racemosa seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Apiales
Oenanthe aquatica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum praespicatum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum simplex seed/fruit
Ranunculus flammula seed/fruit
Ranunculus hederaceus seed/fruit
Ranunculus sceleratus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Proteales - Sabiaceae
Meliosma wetteraviensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia cor seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Urticaceae
Urtica dioica seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Rubus idaeus seed/fruit
Prunus sp. seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagus sp. axis Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus glutinosa fertile axis
Corylus avellana seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum androsaemum seed/fruit
Hypericum tetrapterum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp. leaf Linnaeus 1753
Salix cf. integra leaf Göppert 1852
replaced by Salix wyomingensis
Angiospermae - Crossosomatales - Staphyleaceae
Staphylea cf. pinnata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Rutaceae
Phellodendron elegans seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Vitales - Vitaceae
Ampelopsis malvaeformis seed/fruit
Vitis sp. seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae
Decodon globosus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris seed/fruit
Hartziella rosenkjaerii seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Haloragidaceae
Hippuris vulgaris seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Trapaceae
Trapa heerii seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Theaceae
Actinidia faveolata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Typhales - Sparganiaceae
Sparganium emersum seed/fruit
Sparganium neglectum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton borysthenicus seed/fruit
Potamogeton elegans seed/fruit
Potamogeton filiformoides seed/fruit
Potamogeton neptunii seed/fruit
Potamogeton polymorphus seed/fruit
Potamogeton pusillus seed/fruit (Linnaeus 1753)
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae
Stratiotes intermedius seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Arales - Lemnaceae
Lemna gibba seed/fruit
Lemna trisulca seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismales - Alismaceae
Sagittaria sagittifolia seed/fruit
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea abies fertile axis, seed/fruit
Picea omoricoides multi organs
Pinus cf. palaeostrobus leaf
Pinus sp. leaf Linnaeus 1753
Subgen. Diploxylon
unclassified
Proserpinaca europaea seed/fruit
Proserpinaca reticulata seed/fruit
Charales - Characea
Chara zoberbierii megaspore
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Thuringen
Coordinates: 50.8° North, 10.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:50.9° North, 10.6° 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 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:black,brown,gray,red unlithified claystone
Secondary lithology: poorly lithified lignite
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Red/brow and black/grey clay with clayey brown coal layers
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,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Rippersroda bei Arnstadt (Bezirk Erfurt)
Database number:22783
Authorizer:B. Tiffney Enterer:G. Smith
Modifier:B. Tiffney Research group:paleobotany
Created:2002-06-25 20:14:37 Last modified:2003-07-15 18:09:16
Access level:database members Released:2002-06-25 20:14:37
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]