Also known as Locality E-12
Where: Liaoning, China (41.8° N, 123.9° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 118.1° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Guchengzi Formation, Middle Eocene to Middle Eocene (47.8 - 33.9 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial; shale and sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression
Reposited in the NIGPAS
Primary reference: Y.-S. Liu, S.-X. Guo, and D. K. Ferguson. 1996. A catalogue of Cenozoic megafossil plants in China. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 238:141-179 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 223815: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 03.12.2021
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Polypodiopsida | |
Salvinia fushunensis n. sp.
Salvinia fushunensis n. sp. watermoss | |
"Lygodium kaulfussii" = Lygodium kaulfussi
"Lygodium kaulfussii" = Lygodium kaulfussi Heer climbing fern | |
Osmunda lignita Giebel 1857 | |
? Woodwardia sp. Smith 1793 | |
Metasequoia disticha Miki 1941 dawn redwood
Sequoia chinensis coast redwood
Taxodium tinajorum Heer 1871 cypress
Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress | |
Pinopsida | |
Torreya cf. jackii Chun 1925 yew | |
Keteleeria sp. Carrière 1866
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine | |
Angiospermae | |
Sparganium antiquum Berry 1924 bur-reed | |
Sabalites chinensis fan palm | |
Lindera antiqua laurel
Cinnamomum naitoanum cinnamon | |
Nordenskioldia sp. Heer 1870 | |
Banksia saffordi Lesquereux 1859 | |
Nelumbo protoluteum lotus | |
Hamamelites inaequalis Brown 1962 witch-hazel
Fothergilla rarinervia witch-hazel | |
Hydrangea longifolia hydrangea | |
Viburnum crenatum, Viburnum sp., Viburnum problematicum, Viburnum nordenskioeldi, Viburnum speciosum
Viburnum crenatum honeysuckle
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
Viburnum problematicum Knowlton 1900 honeysuckle
Viburnum nordenskioeldi Heer 1869 honeysuckle
Viburnum speciosum Knowlton 1918 honeysuckle | |
Ampelopsis acerifolia Newberry 1868 | |
Betula dissecta, Betula fushunensis n. sp., Betula populoides, Betula subpubescens, Betula sp., Corylus laxinervis, Carpinus latifolia, cf. Carpinus sp., Alnus ellipsophylla, Alnus luxuriosa, Alnus prenepalensis, Alnus sp., Alnus corylina
Betula dissecta birch
Betula fushunensis n. sp. birch
Betula populoides birch
Betula subpubescens birch
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
Corylus laxinervis hazel
Carpinus latifolia hornbeam
cf. Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Alnus ellipsophylla alder
Alnus luxuriosa alder
Alnus prenepalensis alder
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Alnus corylina Lesquereux 1882 alder | |
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
Celtis peracuminata hackberry | |
Zizyphus sp. Miller 1758 buckthorn
"Paliurus colombii" = Paliurus colombi Heer 1868 buckthorn
Rhamnus duensis buckthorn | |
Mimosites variabilis Berry 1916 | |
Acacia aquilonia wattle | |
Firmiana sp. Marsili 1786 mallow | |
Acer subpictum Saporta 1873 maple
Acer arcticum Heer 1877 maple
Koelreuteria microcarpa golden rain tree | |
Rhus fushunensis n. sp.
Rhus fushunensis n. sp. sumac | |
Ailanthus fushunensis n. sp.
Ailanthus fushunensis n. sp. | |
Phellodendron grandifolium citrus | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
Ginkgo adiantoides Unger 1845 ginkgo | |
Cycadopsida | |
Cycas anomostoma cycads |