Klettwitz, Tagebau- Fundpunkt 10: Serravallian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Dulichium vespiforme seed/fruit
Asarina ruboidea seed/fruit
Swida gorbunovii seed/fruit
Pyracantha acuticarpa seed/fruit
Dulichium marginatum seed/fruit
Dichostylis germanica seed/fruit
Typus
Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Salviniaceae
Azolla aspera megaspore
Azolla tomentosa megaspore
Pinopsida - Pinales - Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopitys tertiaria leaf
Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae
Cephalotaxus ex gr. harringtonia leaf
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Abies sp. leaf Miller 1754
Tsuga sp. leaf Carrière 1855
Pinus hepios seed/fruit
Pinus palaeostrobus seed/fruit
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Sequoia abietina multi organs
Chamaecyparis europaea seed/fruit
Thuja thuringiaca leaf
Glyptostrobus brevisiliquatus seed/fruit
Taxodium dubium multi organs (Sternberg 1824)
Cunninghamia miocenica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea szaferi seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus edenensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Lamiales - Scrophulariaceae
Paulownia cantalensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
Sambucus pulchella seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp. seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Apiales - Araliaceae
Aralia longisperma seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Rumex miolusaticus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Scirpus tertiarius seed/fruit
Scirpus ragozinii seed/fruit
Scirpus kononovii seed/fruit
Scirpus nymphaeus seed/fruit
Carex mariisrodoniowii seed/fruit
Carex pseudocyperoides seed/fruit
Carex plicata seed/fruit
Carex hostianoides seed/fruit
Carex elongatoides seed/fruit
Carex flagellata seed/fruit
Carex hartauensis seed/fruit
Carex klettvicensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae
Spirematospermum wetzleri seed/fruit Heer 1925
Angiospermae - Vitales - Vitaceae
Ampelopsis rotundata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Paliurus favonii seed/fruit Unger 1847
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Rubus laticostatus seed/fruit
Rubus pseudooccidentalis seed/fruit
Rubus nanissimus seed/fruit
Rubus semirotundatus seed/fruit
Potentilla pliocenica seed/fruit
Potentilla supina seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
fossilis
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Phyllanthus securinegiformis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus sp. seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum holyi seed/fruit
Hypericum septestum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus lusatica seed/fruit
Alnus flexilis seed/fruit
Betula longisquamosa seed/fruit
Betula dryadum seed/fruit
Carpinus miocenica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica ceriferiformis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Brassicales - Cleomaceae
Cleome rugosa seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer campestre seed/fruit
fossilis
Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron geminata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Clethraceae
Clethra cimbrica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Kalmia minutula seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Vacciniaceae
Vaccinium miocenicum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Theaceae
Actinidia faveolata seed/fruit
Eurya stigmosa seed/fruit Mai 1960
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Melastomataceae
? Melastomites tertiarius seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae
Decodon sibiricus seed/fruit
Decodon gibbosus seed/fruit
Microdiptera menzelii seed/fruit
Microdiptera uralensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Trapaceae
Hemitrapa heissigii seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris seed/fruit
fossilis
Angiospermae - Typhales - Sparganiaceae
Sparganium nanum seed/fruit
unclassified
Limosella spuria seed/fruit
Saururus bilobatus seed/fruit
Lamium lusaticum seed/fruit
Typus
Viola minutissima seed/fruit
Viola neogenica seed/fruit
Lycopus antiquus seed/fruit
Lycopus europaeus seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
fossilis
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella pliocenica megaspore
Selaginella tertiaria megaspore
Selaginella germanica megaspore
unclassified
Butomus hypericoides seed/fruit
Apium nodiflorum seed/fruit
fossilis
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51.6° North, 13.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.9° North, 12.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
Stage: Serravallian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 5
*Period:Middle Tertiary - Middle Tertiary *Epoch:Middle Miocene - Middle Miocene
*International age/stage:Middle Serravallian - Middle Serravallian
Key time interval: Serravallian
Age range of interval: 13.82 - 11.63 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified claystone
Secondary lithology:yellow unlithified conglomerate
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Tonbank von 30 cm Maechtigkeit mit dichtem Pflanzenhaecksel in gelben Kiesen unmittelbar ueber dem Oberfloez.
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original carbon
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:23611
Authorizer:B. Tiffney Enterer:G. Smith
Modifier:B. Tiffney Research group:paleobotany
Created:2002-07-17 14:05:50 Last modified:2002-08-02 22:47:16
Access level:database members Released:2002-07-17 14:05:50
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
6592. D. H. Mai. 2001. Die mittelmiozaenen und obermiozaenen Floren aus der Meuroer und Raunoer Folge in der Lausitz. III. Fundstellen und Palaeobiologie. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258:1-85 [B. Tiffney/G. Smith/J. Alroy]