Rietschen: Serravallian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Asarina ruboidea seed/fruit
Viscum miquelii seed/fruit
Pyracantha acuticarpa seed/fruit
Dulichium marginatum seed/fruit
Dichostylis pygmaeoides seed/fruit
Dichostylis minor seed/fruit
Tetraclinis brachyodon seed/fruit
Viola neogenica seed/fruit
Hamamelidoideae indet. seed/fruit
Punica antiquorum seed/fruit
Pentapanax tertiarius seed/fruit
Butomus hypericoides seed/fruit
Boehmeria lithuanica seed/fruit
Moehringia miocaenica seed/fruit
Stewartia beckerana seed/fruit
Stewartia lusatica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Typhales - Sparganiaceae
Sparganium microcarpum seed/fruit
Sparganium nanum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton wiesaensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismales - Alismaceae
Alisma crassicarpum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia ludwigii seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Theaceae
Eurya stigmosa seed/fruit Mai 1960
Angiospermae - Ericales - Styracaceae
Styrax maximus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Symplocaceae
Sphenotheca incurva seed/fruit Kirchheimer 1934
Symplocos lignitarum seed/fruit
Symplocos salzhausensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae
Decodon globosus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Rubus laticostatus seed/fruit
Rubus pseudooccidentalis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Pomaceae
Crataegus nodulosa seed/fruit
Sorbus herzogenrathensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus depertitus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha fragilis seed/fruit
Sapium germanicum seed/fruit
Mallotus tuberculatas n. sp. seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus sp. seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum septestum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Ostrya szaferi seed/fruit
Alnus lusatica seed/fruit
Carpinus miocenica seed/fruit
Betula longisquamosa seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagus deucalionis seed/fruit Unger 1882
Quercus sapperi seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica ceriferiformis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Rutaceae
Toddalia maii seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Moraceae
Ficus potentilloides seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitis parasilvestris seed/fruit
Vitis palaeomuscadinia seed/fruit
Ampelopsis tertiaria seed/fruit Lesquereux 1871
Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae
Sassafras lusaticum seed/fruit
Cinnamomum lusaticum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Xyridaceae
Xyris multicostata n. sp. seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Scirpus brevicornis n. sp. seed/fruit
Scirpus ragozinii seed/fruit
Carex mariisrodoniowii seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar europaea seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
Sambucus lucida seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Cornales - Cornaceae
Tectocarya elliptica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa ornithobroma seed/fruit
Nyssa disseminata seed/fruit Kirchheimer 1937
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taxodium dubium multi organs (Sternberg 1824)
original and current combination Phyllites dubius
Sequoia abietina multi organs
Cunninghamia miocenica seed/fruit
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus hampeana seed/fruit
Pinus pseudostrobus seed/fruit
Abies sp. seed/fruit Miller 1754
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella germanica megaspore
Polypodiopsida - Marsileaceae
Marsilea dorofeevii megaspore
Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Salviniaceae
Salvinia intermedia megaspore
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Sachsen
Coordinates: 51.4° North, 14.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.7° North, 13.5° 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 - Late/Upper Serravallian - Middle Serravallian
Key time interval:Serravallian
Age range of interval:13.82000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lignite
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression,original carbon
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:27381
Authorizer:B. Tiffney Enterer:J. Fosdick
Modifier:J. Fosdick Research group:paleobotany
Created:2002-12-04 16:56:09 Last modified:2002-12-04 18:56:22
Access level:database members Released:2003-12-04 16:56:09
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]