PBDB Collection

Gerstungen bei Eisenbach (Berzirk Erfurt) (Pliocene to of Germany)

Where: Thuringia, Germany (51.0° N, 10.1° E: paleocoordinates 51.1° N, 9.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zanclean to Zanclean (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified claystone and unlithified lignite

• Browncoal and browncoal clays

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: adpression, coalified, original carbon

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, sieve,

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22771: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 25.06.2002, edited by Gerlinde Smith

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Dulichium arundinaceum, Najas lanceolata, Najas marina, Naumburgia subthyrsiflora, Scheuchzeria palaeopalustris n. sp., Stachys palustris, Stewartia beckerana Dulichium arundinaceum Najas lanceolata Najas marina Naumburgia subthyrsiflora Scheuchzeria palaeopalustris n. sp. Stachys palustris Stewartia beckerana
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales - Lythraceae	Microdiptera sibirica, Decodon globosus Microdiptera sibirica nov. comb. Decodon globosus
Ericales - Theaceae	Actinidia faveolata Actinidia faveolata tea
Ericales - Ericaceae	Rhododendron germanicum n. sp. Rhododendron germanicum n. sp. rhododendron
Angiospermae
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Aesculus hippocastanum, Acer praecreticum n. sp. Aesculus hippocastanum soapberry Acer praecreticum n. sp. maple
Crossosomatales - Stachyuraceae	Stachyurus merkaensis Stachyurus merkaensis
Rosales - Rosaceae	Prunus sp., Rubus microspermus, Potentilla erecta Prunus sp. Linnaeus 1753 plum Rubus microspermus bramble Potentilla erecta cinquefoil
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	"Frangula alnus" = Rhamnus (Frangula) "Frangula alnus" = Rhamnus (Frangula) buckthorn
Malpighiales - Hypericaceae	Hypericum miocenicum, Hypericum tertiaerum Hypericum miocenicum St John's wort Hypericum tertiaerum St John's wort
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Sapium sp. n. sp. Sapium sp. n. sp. Browne 1756 milktree
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Populus sp. Populus sp. Linnaeus 1753 poplar
Fagales - Betulaceae	Alnus tambovica, Betula longisquamosa Alnus tambovica alder Betula longisquamosa birch
Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae	Liriodendron geminata Liriodendron geminata magnolia
Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae	Potamogeton bashkiricus Potamogeton bashkiricus pondweed
Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae	Corylopsis urselensis Corylopsis urselensis witch-hazel
Cornales - Nyssaceae	Nyssa disseminata Nyssa disseminata Kirchheimer 1937 tupelo
Apiales - Araliaceae	Aralia szaferi n. sp. Aralia szaferi n. sp. spikenard
Apiales -	Oenanthe lachenalii Oenanthe lachenalii
Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae	Ilex protogaea, Ilex thuringiaca Ilex protogaea holly Ilex thuringiaca holly
Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum hercynicum n. sp. Viburnum hercynicum n. sp. honeysuckle
Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae	Ranunculus marginalis n. sp. Ranunculus marginalis n. sp. buttercup
Poales - Typhaceae	Typha latifolia Typha latifolia Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
Poales - Cyperaceae	Caricoidea globosa, Cladium palaeogiganteum n. sp., Carex acuta, Carex binervis, Carex elongatoides, Carex pseudocyperus, Carex rostrata, Carex szaferi Caricoidea globosa sedge Cladium palaeogiganteum n. sp. sedge Carex acuta sedge Carex binervis sedge Carex elongatoides sedge Carex pseudocyperus sedge Carex rostrata sedge Carex szaferi sedge
Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae	Ceratophyllum protanaiticum Ceratophyllum protanaiticum hornwort

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Glyptostrobus brevisiliquatus, Sequoia abietina, Cunninghamia minisperma n. sp., Cunninghamia miocenica Glyptostrobus brevisiliquatus Chinese swamp cypress Sequoia abietina coast redwood Cunninghamia minisperma n. sp. cypress Cunninghamia miocenica cypress
Pinopsida
Pinales - Pinaceae	Picea abies, Picea omoricoides, Pseudolarix schmidtgenii, Abies sp., Tsuga moenana, Tsuga sp., Pinus cf. palaeostrobus, Pinus peuce, Pinus pseudostrobus, Pinus cf. saturnii Picea abies spruce Picea omoricoides spruce Pseudolarix schmidtgenii Abies sp. Miller 1754 fir Tsuga moenana Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855 sec. Tsuga Pinus cf. palaeostrobus pine Pinus peuce pine Pinus pseudostrobus pine Pinus cf. saturnii pine
Polypodiopsida
Salviniales - Polypodiidae	Salvinia miocenica Salvinia miocenica watermoss
Lycopus europaeus
-	Lycopus europaeus Lycopus europaeus Linnaeus 1753 gypsywort