Also known as Starych Gliwic
Where: Silesia, Poland (50.3° N, 18.7° E: paleocoordinates 50.6° N, 17.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified claystone
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: original sporopollenin
Collection methods: bulk,
• Szafer lists the pollen described from the locality by J Oszastowna in his table, but at the generic level, thus confusing any attempt to understand diversity described at the specific level from mesofossils. To that end, BH tiffney decided to create two separate entries for this locality, one based on pollen and one on mesofossils.
Primary reference: W. Szafer. 1961. Miocenska Flora ze Starych Gliwic na Slasku (Miocene Flora of Stare Gliwice in Upper Silesia). Prace Instytut Geologiczny 33:1-205 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 28443: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 13.02.2003, edited by Julia Fosdick
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Pyrenomycetae | |
Angiospermae | |
Phellodendron sp. Ruprecht citrus | |
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple | |
Ailanthus sp. Desfontaines 1786 | |
Pistacia sp. Linnaeus 1753 cashew
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac | |
Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden | |
"Engelhardtia sp." = Engelhardia Blume 1825
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory | |
Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753 bayberry | |
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech
Fagus cf. ferruginea beech
Castanea sp. Miller 1754 chestnut
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak | |
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Ostrya sp. Scopoli 1760 hophornbeam | |
Elaeagnus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oleaster | |
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm | |
Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine | |
Buxus sp. Linnaeus 1753 boxwood | |
Cornus sp. Linnaeus 1753 dogwood | |
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly | |
Sambucus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elder | |
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle | |
Hedera sp. Linnaeus 1753 ivy
Aralia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spikenard | |
Eucommia sp. Oliver 1890 | |
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive
Ligustrum sp. Linnaeus 1753 privet | |
Corylopsis sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1835 witch-hazel
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Myrtus sp. Linnaeus 1753 myrtle | |
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp | |
Cunninghamia sp. Brown cypress
Taxodium sp. Richard 1810 cypress
Cryptomeria sp. Don cypress
Glyptostrobus sp. Endlicher 1847 Chinese swamp cypress
Sequoia sp. Endlicher 1847 coast redwood | |
Pinopsida | |
Picea sp., Pseudotsuga sp., Pinus sp., Pinus cf. haploxylon, Pinus cf. silvestris, Keteleeria sp., Tsuga sp.
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Pseudotsuga sp. Carrière 1867
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Pinus cf. haploxylon pine
Pinus cf. silvestris pine
Keteleeria sp. Carrière 1866
Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855 | |
Sciadopitys sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1842 | |
Lycopodiopsida | |
Lycopodium sp. Linnaeus 1753 ground pine | |
Sphagnum | |
Sphagnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Osmunda sp. Linnaeus 1753 | |
Mohria sp. Swartz 1806
Lygodium sp. Swartz 1800 climbing fern | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
Ephedra cf. fragilis jointfir |