PBDB Collection

Gravel pit near Marshfield Center, sample D5259 1-12, D5260 2-3 (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Plymouth County, Massachusetts (42.1° N, 70.7° W: paleocoordinates 42.2° N, 67.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, micaceous, gray, argillaceous siltstone

• Light-gray (dark-gray when wet) laminated micaceous glauconitic clayey silt.

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collected by C. A. Kaye; reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric,

• Stored at the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.

Primary reference: N. O. Frederiksen. 1984. Stratigraphic, Paleoclimatic, and Paleobiogeographic Significance of Tertiary Sporomorphs from Massachusetts. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1308:1-35 [P. Jardine/H. Morck/H. Morck]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 231824: authorized by Phillip Jardine, entered by Hannah Morck on 18.09.2023

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	"Cyrilla/Cliftonia" spp., "Juglans type" sp., "Pterocarya type" sp., "Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae" indet., "Ulmus/Zelkova" spp., Boehlensipollis hohlii, "Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae" indet., "Sparganium/Typha" spp., "Gleicheniidites/Neogenisporis" sp., Nuxpollenites psilatus, Pompeckjoidaepollenites subhercynicus, "Momipites-Plicatopollis-Platycaryapollenites complex" spp., Interpollis microsupplingensis, Kyandopollenites anneratus, Porocolpopollenites virginiensis, Pistillipollenites macgregorii, Nudopollis terminalis, Labrapollis globosa, Thomsonipollis magnifica "Cyrilla/Cliftonia" spp. "Juglans type" sp. "Pterocarya type" sp. "Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae" indet. "Ulmus/Zelkova" spp. Boehlensipollis hohlii probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene "Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae" indet. "Sparganium/Typha" spp. "Gleicheniidites/Neogenisporis" sp. probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene Nuxpollenites psilatus reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Pompeckjoidaepollenites subhercynicus reworked Paleogene sporomorphs "Momipites-Plicatopollis-Platycaryapollenites complex" spp. reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Interpollis microsupplingensis reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Kyandopollenites anneratus reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Porocolpopollenites virginiensis reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Pistillipollenites macgregorii reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Nudopollis terminalis reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Labrapollis globosa reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Thomsonipollis magnifica reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Holkopollenites
-	Holkopollenites "chemardensis type" Holkopollenites "chemardensis type" Stover 1966 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Ginkgoopsida
Ephedrales -	Ephedripites hungaricus Ephedripites hungaricus probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene
Pinopsida
Pinales - Pinaceae	Picea sp., Pinus sp., Tsuga sp. Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855
Pinales - Sciadopityaceae	Sciadopitys sp. Sciadopitys sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1842

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Podocarpus sp. Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Magnoliopsida
-	Basopollis obscurocostata, Favitricolporites baculoferus Basopollis obscurocostata reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Favitricolporites baculoferus reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales - Onagraceae	Ludwigia sp. Ludwigia sp. Linnaeus 1753 water-purslane
Ericales - Sapotaceae	Sapotaceae indet. Sapotaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Ericales - Theaceae	Gordonia sp. Gordonia sp. Ellis 1771 tea
Ericales - Ericaceae	Ericaceae indet. Ericaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 heather
Ericales - Symplocaceae	Symplocos sp. Symplocos sp. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
Angiospermae
Fagales - Casuarinaceae	Casuarinidites spp. Casuarinidites spp. Cookson and Pike 1954 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Carya sp., Carya "less than 29 µm", Platycarya platycaryoides, Momipites "spackmanianus complex", Momipites "inaequalis group", Momipites "tenuipolus group", Momipites coryloides, Momipites actinus, Platycaryapollenites swasticoidus, Platycaryapollenites triplicatus Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory Carya "less than 29 µm" Nuttall 1818 hickory reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Platycarya platycaryoides Roche 1969 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Momipites "spackmanianus complex" Wodehouse 1933 probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene Momipites "inaequalis group" Wodehouse 1933 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Momipites "tenuipolus group" Wodehouse 1933 occurrence denoted by a question mark, reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Momipites coryloides Wodehouse 1933 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Momipites actinus Nichols and Ott 1978 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Platycaryapollenites swasticoidus Elsik 1974 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Platycaryapollenites triplicatus Elsik 1974 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Fagales - Myricaceae	Myrica sp. Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
Fagales - Fagaceae	Fagus sp., Castanea sp., Quercus sp. Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech Castanea sp. Miller 1754 chestnut Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Fagales - Betulaceae	Betula sp., Betula infrequens, Corylus sp., Alnus sp. Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch Betula infrequens birch reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Salix sp. Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
Malvales - Malvaceae	Malvaceae indet. Malvaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 mallow
Malvales - Tiliaceae	Intratriporopollenites ollivierae, Tilia sp. Intratriporopollenites ollivierae reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
Rosids - Moraceae	Morus sp. Morus sp. Linnaeus 1753 mulberry occurrence denoted by a question mark
-	Trudopollis plena Trudopollis plena reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae	Liquidambar sp. Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum
Santalales -	Anacolosidites reklawensis Anacolosidites reklawensis reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Cornales - Nyssaceae	Nyssa sp. Nyssa sp. Linnaeus 1753 tupelo
Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae	Ilex sp. Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
Asterales - Asteraceae	"Compositae "short spine"" = Asteraceae, "Compositae "long spine"" = Asteraceae "Compositae "short spine"" = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy "Compositae "long spine"" = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Gunnerales -	Tricolpites asper, Tricolpites redactus Tricolpites asper Frederiksen 1978 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Tricolpites redactus Frederiksen 1978 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Proteales -	Triatriopollenites turgidus Triatriopollenites turgidus reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Proteales - Platanaceae	Platanus sp. Platanus sp. Linnaeus 1753 plane tree
Poales - Poaceae	"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae "Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
Poales - Restionaceae	Milfordia hungarica, Milfordia minima, Milfordia incerta Milfordia hungarica reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Milfordia minima reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Milfordia incerta reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodium sp. Lycopodium sp. Linnaeus 1753 ground pine
Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae	Selaginella sp. Selaginella sp. Beauvois 1804 spikemoss
Polypodiopsida
Schizaeales - Polypodiidae	Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Potonie and Gelletich 1933 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
- Osmundaceae	Osmunda sp. Osmunda sp. Linnaeus 1753
Sphagnum
- Sphagnaceae	Sphagnum sp. Sphagnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss
Pseudoplicapollis
-	Pseudoplicapollis serena, Pseudoplicapollis limitata Pseudoplicapollis serena reworked Paleogene sporomorphs Pseudoplicapollis limitata Frederiksen 1978 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Subtriporopollenites anulatus
-	Subtriporopollenites anulatus Subtriporopollenites anulatus Thomson and Pflug 1953 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Plicatopollis
-	Plicatopollis "lunata type" Plicatopollis "lunata type" Krutzsch 1962 reworked Paleogene sporomorphs