S-18 (2400-2550 cm): Early/Lower Pleistocene, Australia
collected 2000

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Trilete indet.
Anthocerotopsida
Anthoceros indet. Linnaeus
Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum indet. Linnaeus 1753
Magnoliopsida
Rhoipites alveolatus Couper 1953
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus informal Prumnopitys
Podosporites cf. microsaccatus Dettmann 1963
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947
Microstrobos indet. Garden and Johnson 1950
Dacrydium indet. Soland and Lambert 1807
Phyllocladus indet. Richard and Mirbel 1825
Dacrycarpus indet. de Laubenfels 1969
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae indet. Gray 1822
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Amperea indet. Jussieu 1824
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae informal undif.
Pomaderris indet. Labillardière 1805
Angiospermae - Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae informal 3C
Angiospermae - Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus informal Brassospora
Nothofagus informal Lophozonia
Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet. Brown 1814
Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia informal equivalents
Angiospermae - Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea indet. Miller 1758
Angiospermae - Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
Angiospermae - Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Ericales - Epacridaceae
Leucopogon indet. Brown 1810
Angiospermae - Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos indet. Jacquin 1760
Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae informal undif.
Monotoca indet. Brown 1810
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae informal 10/12 micron
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Eucalyptus indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789
Eucalyptus informal spathulata type
Acmena informal type
Rhodamnia informal Rhodomyrtus
Corymbia informal Angophora
cf. Melaleuca informal Callistemon
cf. Lophostemon indet. Schott 1830
Syzygium informal type
Leptospermum indet. Forster and Forster 1775
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Juncaginaceae
Triglochin informal Typha
Angiospermae - Canellales - Winteraceae
Winteraceae indet. Lindley 1830
Angiospermae - Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808
Angiospermae - Asterales - Menyanthaceae
Villarsia informal Menyanthaceae
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae informal tubuliflorae
Angiospermae - Asterales - Goodeniaceae
Goodeniaceae indet. Brown 1810
Angiospermae - Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Araliaceae informal Rutaceae?
Angiospermae - Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Coprosma indet. Forster and Forster 1775
Angiospermae - Lamiales - Oleaceae
cf. Oleaceae indet. Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
Angiospermae - Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago indet. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Rumex indet. Linnaeus 1753
Muehlenbeckia indet. Meisner 1841
Muehlenbeckia informal horrida type
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae informal Amaranthaceae minor 10P
Angiospermae - Saxifragales
Haloragis informal Gonocarpus
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum indet. Linnaeus 1753
Haloragodendron informal Glishrocaryon
Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae informal undif.
Stirlingia informal Conospermeae
cf. Orites indet. Brown 1810
Grevillea informal Hakea
Hakea informal gemmate
Banksia informal minor 30μm
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae informal undif.
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895
Angiospermae - Poales - Restionaceae
Restionaceae informal undif.
Angiospermae - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Arecaceae
Arecaceae informal dicolpate
Pteridopsida
Monolites cf. alveolatus Couper 1969
Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Cyatheaceae
Cyathea indet. Smith 1793
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Dennstaedtiaceae
Pteridium indet. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia indet. Smith 1793
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae
Dicksonia indet. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
Calochlaena informal Culcita
Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae
Peromonolites sp. Couper 1953
unclassified
Monolete informal psilate
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucariaceae indet. Henckel and Hochstetter 1865
Agathis indet. Salisbury 1807
Araucaria indet. de Jussieu 1789
Lycopodiopsida - Isoetales - Isoetaceae
Isoetes indet. Linnaeus 1753
Algae - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus informal spores
see common names

Geography
Country:Australia State/province:Victoria
Coordinates: 37.6° South, 144.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.0° South, 144.0° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Altitude:550 meters
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Pleistocene
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Between 1.555 & 1.835 Ma.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:massive,planar lamination,black,green unlithified silty claystone
Secondary lithology: sandy siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: organic-rich, silty clay sediment.
Environment:lacustrine indet.
Geology comments: Small paleolake (<10 ha)
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all macrofossils
Collection methods:core,chemical,hydrochloric,hydroflouric,sieve
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection dates:2000
Collection method comments: c. 40-m-long sediment core.
Metadata
Also known as:Stony Creek Basin
Database number:172880
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:C. Jaramillo
Created:2015-08-27 12:27:55 Last modified:2015-08-27 12:27:55
Access level:the public Released:2015-08-27 12:27:55
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
55377. J. M. K. Sniderman. 2011. Early Pleistocene vegetation change in upland south-eastern Australia. Journal of Biogeography 38(8):1456-1470 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]