PBDB Collection

Middendorft, north of (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: South Carolina (34.6° N, 80.1° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 51.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Black Creek Formation, Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; claystone

• plant-bearing clay in Middendorft arkosic member

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1914. The Upper Cretaceous and Eocene floras of South Carolina and Georgia. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 84:1-200 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 210091: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Caealpinia middendorfensis Caealpinia middendorfensis
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodium cretaceum n. sp. Lycopodium cretaceum n. sp. Berry 1910 ground pine
Polypodiopsida
Polypodiales - Polypodiidae	Onoclea inquirenda Onoclea inquirenda Hollick 1904
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Brachyphyllum macrocarpum Brachyphyllum macrocarpum Newberry 1896
Pinopsida
Pinales -	Widdringtonites subtilis Widdringtonites subtilis Heer 1874
Pinales - Taxaceae	Moriconia americana Moriconia americana Berry 1910 yew
Pinales - Pinaceae	Pinus raritanensis Pinus raritanensis Berry 1910 pine

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Sequoia reichenbachii Sequoia reichenbachii coast redwood
Magnoliopsida
-	Celastrophyllum crenatum Celastrophyllum crenatum Heer 1883
Angiospermae
Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae	Magnolia obtusata, Magnolia tenuifolia, Magnolia capellinii Magnolia obtusata Heer 1882 magnolia Magnolia tenuifolia Lesquereux 1868 magnolia Magnolia capellinii Heer 1866 magnolia
Celastrales - Celastraceae	? Pachystima cretacea ? Pachystima cretacea Berry 1914 bittersweet
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Juglans arctica Juglans arctica Heer 1882 walnut
Fagales - Fagaceae	Quercus pseudowestfalica Quercus pseudowestfalica Berry 1914 oak
Fabales - Fabaceae	Leguminosites middendorftensis Leguminosites middendorftensis legume
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Crotonophyllum panduraeformis Crotonophyllum panduraeformis Berry 1914 spurge
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Salix lesquereuxii, Salix flexuosa, Salix pseudohayei Salix lesquereuxii Berry 1914 willow Salix flexuosa Newberry 1868 willow Salix pseudohayei Berry 1909 willow
Rosales - Mimosaceae	Acaciaphyllites grevilleoides Acaciaphyllites grevilleoides Berry 1914
Sapindales - Rutaceae	Citrophyllum aligerum Citrophyllum aligerum Lesquereux 1892 citrus
Rosids - Moraceae	Ficus krausiana, Ficus crassipes, Ficus stephensoni, Ficus atavina, Ficus celtifolius Ficus krausiana Heer 1869 fig Ficus crassipes Heer 1874 fig Ficus stephensoni Berry 1910 fig Ficus atavina Heer 1882 fig Ficus celtifolius Berry 1914 fig
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales - Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus geinitzi, Eucalyptus wardiana Eucalyptus geinitzi Heer 1869 eucalyptus Eucalyptus wardiana Berry 1905 eucalyptus
Ericales - Ericaceae	Andromeda euphorbiophylloides, Andromeda novaecaesareae Andromeda euphorbiophylloides Berry 1914 heather Andromeda novaecaesareae Hollick 1896 heather
Ericales - Ebenaceae	Diospyros primaeva Diospyros primaeva Heer 1866
Angiospermae
Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae	Potamogeton middendorfensis n. sp. Potamogeton middendorfensis n. sp. Berry 1914 pondweed
Laurales - Lauraceae	Laurophyllum elegans, Laurophyllum nervillosum, Laurus plutonia, Cinnamomum middendorfensis Laurophyllum elegans Hollick 1907 laurel Laurophyllum nervillosum Hollick 1907 laurel Laurus plutonia Heer 1882 laurel Cinnamomum middendorfensis Berry 1914 cinnamon
Asterales - Asteraceae	Calycites middendorfensis Calycites middendorfensis Berry 1914 daisy
Proteales - Proteaceae	Proteoides parvula, Proteoides lancifolius Proteoides parvula Berry 1914 Proteoides lancifolius Heer 1871