PBDB Collection

Lower Haynes Creek Florule (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Lemhi County, Idaho (45.2° N, 113.9° W: paleocoordinates 46.5° N, 106.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mulkey Creek Member (Salmon City Formation), Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; poorly lithified, sandy siltstone

• Vitric siliceous siltstones & shales, vitric sandstones, quartz arenites in upper part with minor carbonaceous beds and no gravel.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, original carbon

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: D.I. Axelrod. 1998. The Oligocene Haynes Creek Flora of Eastern Idaho. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 143:1-99 [B. Tiffney/M. Sherwood/B. Tiffney]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27569: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 11.12.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Osteichthyes
Osteolepiformes - Chrysolepididae	Chrysolepis haynesii n. sp. Chrysolepis haynesii n. sp. lobe-finned fish
unclassified
-	Diplodipelta reniptera, Symphoricarpos salmonense, Euptelea dilcherii n. sp. Diplodipelta reniptera Symphoricarpos salmonense Euptelea dilcherii n. sp.
Ginkgoopsida
Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae	Ginkgo adiantoides Ginkgo adiantoides Unger 1845 ginkgo
Pinopsida
Pinales - Pinaceae	Pseudotsuga glaucoides, Larix lemhiensis n. sp., Picea coloradensis, Pinus ponderosoides, Pinus alvordensis, Pinus baileyii n. sp., Pinus prestrobus n. sp., Abies idahoensis n. sp. Pseudotsuga glaucoides Larix lemhiensis n. sp. larch Picea coloradensis spruce Pinus ponderosoides pine Pinus alvordensis pine Pinus baileyii n. sp. pine Pinus prestrobus n. sp. pine Abies idahoensis n. sp. fir

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Sequoia affinis, Chamaecyparis edwardsii n. sp., Cunninghamia marquettii n. sp., Taxodium dubium Sequoia affinis Lesquereux 1876 coast redwood Chamaecyparis edwardsii n. sp. cypress Cunninghamia marquettii n. sp. cypress Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824 cypress
Dicotyledoneae
Ericales - Ericaceae	Rhododendron chaneyi Rhododendron chaneyi rhododendron
Angiospermae
Fagales - Fagaceae	Lithocarpus weidei, Quercus snookensis n. sp., Quercus castormontis n. sp., Quercus moyei n. sp., Quercus haynesii n. sp., Quercus bilobata n. sp. Lithocarpus weidei Quercus snookensis n. sp. oak Quercus castormontis n. sp. oak listed as Q. predayana in Appendix 1 Quercus moyei n. sp. oak listed twice in Appendix 1 Quercus haynesii n. sp. oak Quercus bilobata n. sp. oak
Fagales - Betulaceae	Betula lemhiensis n. sp., Betula ashleyi, Alnus fairii, Alnus lemhiensis n. sp., Alnus latahensis Betula lemhiensis n. sp. birch Betula ashleyi birch Alnus fairii alder Alnus lemhiensis n. sp. alder Alnus latahensis alder
Rosales - Ulmaceae	Ulmus paucidentata, Ulmus knowltoni, Zelkova brownii Ulmus paucidentata elm Ulmus knowltoni elm Zelkova brownii zelkova
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus columbiana Rhamnus columbiana buckthorn
Rosales - Rosaceae	Spiraea idahoensis n. sp., Vauquelinia sp. Spiraea idahoensis n. sp. meadowsweet Vauquelinia sp. Correa rose
Rosales - Pomaceae	Sorbus mcjannetii, Sorbus cassiana, Amelanchier dignatus, Crataegus sp., Crataegus bakeri n. sp., Crataegus haynesii n. sp., Crataegus flavescens Sorbus mcjannetii rowan Sorbus cassiana rowan Amelanchier dignatus shadbush Crataegus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hawthorn Crataegus bakeri n. sp. hawthorn Crataegus haynesii n. sp. hawthorn Crataegus flavescens Bosch 1825 hawthorn
Rosales -	Gleditsia lottii n. sp. Gleditsia lottii n. sp.
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Salix lemhiensis n. sp., Salix sp., Populus cinnamonoides, Populus eotremuloides Salix lemhiensis n. sp. willow Reported twice in Appendix 1 Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow Populus cinnamonoides poplar Populus eotremuloides Knowlton 1898 poplar
Malvales - Tiliaceae	Tilia hallii, Tilia circularis Tilia hallii linden Tilia circularis linden
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Acer salmonensis, Acer idahoensis, Acer macginitiei, Acer hueberi, Acer tiffneyi, Acer florissanti Acer salmonensis maple sps mis-spelled in Appendix 1, listed twice Acer idahoensis maple Acer macginitiei Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple Acer hueberi Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple Acer tiffneyi Wolfe and Tanai 1987 maple Acer florissanti Kirchner 1898 maple
Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae	Cercidiphyllum crenatum Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935 katsura
Lamiales - Oleaceae	Fraxinus stenocarpa n. sp. Fraxinus stenocarpa n. sp. ash
Ranunculales - Berberidaceae	Mahonia simplex, Mahonia creedensis Mahonia simplex barberry Mahonia creedensis barberry
Proteales - Platanaceae	Platanus idahoensis n. sp. Platanus idahoensis n. sp. plane tree
Poales - Typhaceae	Typha lesquereuxi Typha lesquereuxi Cockerell 1908 bulrush
Laurales - Lauraceae	Sassafras ashleyi Sassafras ashleyi sassafras
Ledum
-	Ledum idahoensis n. sp. Ledum idahoensis n. sp.
Polypodiopsida
- Osmundaceae	Osmunda occidentale Osmunda occidentale Knowlton 1917
Craigia
-	Craigia oregonensis Craigia oregonensis