Lynch's Crater L6 (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as 5360 - 4075 cm

Where: Queensland, Australia (17.4° S, 145.7° E: paleocoordinates 18.1° S, 145.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Marine isotope record SPECMAP

Environment/lithology: crater lake; lithology not reported

• Lake sediment

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical, acetic, hydroflouric

• Pollen was counted until at least 150 grains of arboreal taxa had been recorded.

Primary reference: A. P. Kershaw, S. C. Bretherton, and S. Kaars. 2007. A complete pollen record of the last 230 ka from Lynch's Crater, north-eastern Australia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 251(1):23-45 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 168889: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 02.05.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Pteridophyta "tree", Pteridophyta "Epiphytic", Pteridophyta "Ground", Pteridophyta "Sclerophyll"
Pteridophyta "tree" Haeckel 1875
Tree ferns
Pteridophyta "Epiphytic" Haeckel 1875
Epiphytic ferns
Pteridophyta "Ground" Haeckel 1875
Ground ferns
Pteridophyta "Sclerophyll" Haeckel 1875
Sclerophyll ferns
Polypodiopsida
  - Blechnaceae
Stenochlaena sp.
Stenochlaena sp. Smith 1842
  - Polypodiaceae
Platycerium sp., Aspidium sp., Drynaria sp.
Platycerium sp. Desvaux 1827
Aspidium sp. Swartz 1801
Drynaria sp. Smith 1842
  - Dicksoniaceae
Dicksonia sp.
Dicksonia sp. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia sp.
Gleichenia sp. Smith 1793
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Cyathea "psilate", Cyathea divertens
Cyathea "psilate" Smith 1793 scaly tree fern
Cyathea divertens scaly tree fern
Cyathea divertens comp.
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteris sp., Histiopteris sp., Pteridium sp., Hypolepis sp., Davalliaceae "Polypodiaceae", Nephrolepis sp., Asplenium sp.
Pteris sp. Linnaeus 1753
Histiopteris sp. Smith 1875
Pteridium sp. Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
Hypolepis sp. Bernhardi 1805
Nephrolepis sp. Schott 1834
Asplenium sp. Linnaeus 1753
Monolete
  -
Monolete "psilate"
Monolete "psilate" Van der Hammen et al. 1973
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Callitris sp.
Callitris sp. Ventenat 1808 cypress
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus sp., Dacrydium sp.
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Dacrydium sp. Soland and Lambert 1807 podocarp
Angiospermae
 Brassicales - Gyrostemonaceae
Gyrostemonaceae indet.
Gyrostemonaceae indet. Endlicher 1845
 Geraniales -
Caesarea sp.
Caesarea sp. Cambessèdes 1829
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae indet., Pleiogynium sp.
Anacardiaceae indet. Brown 1818 cashew
Pleiogynium sp. Engler 1883 cashew
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaceae indet., Melicope broadbentiana, Melicope sp., Halfordia sp., Zanthoxylum sp., Flindersia sp., Euodia spp., Euodia xantholoides
Rutaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 citrus
Rutaceae other
Melicope broadbentiana citrus
Melicope broadbentiana comp.
Melicope sp. Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
Halfordia sp. Mueller 1865 citrus
Zanthoxylum sp. Linnaeus 1753 citrus
Flindersia sp. Brown 1810 citrus
Euodia spp. Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
Euodia comp.
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae "syncolpate", Heterodendrum sp., Ganophyllum sp., Dodonaea sp., Arytera sp.
Sapindaceae "syncolpate" de Jussieu 1789 soapberry
Heterodendrum sp. Desfontaines 1818 soapberry
Ganophyllum sp. Blume 1850 soapberry
Dodonaea sp. Miller 1758 soapberry
Arytera sp. Blume 1849 soapberry
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Synoum spp., Toona australis, Melia sp.
Synoum spp. Jussieu 1830 mahogany
Synoum somp.
Toona australis Harms 1896 mahogany
Melia sp. Linnaeus 1753 mahogany
 Malvales -
Argyrodendron sp., Argyrodendron trifoliatum
Argyrodendron sp. Mueller 1858
 Malvales - Thymelaeaceae
Pimelea sp.
Pimelea sp. Banks and Gaertner 1878
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvaceae indet.
Malvaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 mallow
 Malpighiales - Picrodendraceae
Choriceras spp., Micrantheum sp.
Choriceras spp. Baillon 1874
Choriceras comp.
Micrantheum sp. Desfontaines 1818
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha sp., Breynia sp., Omalanthus sp., Euphorbia sp., Glochidion sp., Glochidion "sim", Macaranga sp., Macaranga tanarius, Mallotus sp., Aleurites "type"
Acalypha sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Breynia sp. Forster and Forster 1775 spurge
Omalanthus sp. Jussieu 1824 spurge
Euphorbia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
Glochidion sp. Forster and Forster 1775 cheese tree
Glochidion "sim" Forster and Forster 1775 cheese tree
Macaranga sp. Thouars 1806 spurge
Macaranga tanarius Müller and Candolle 1886 spurge
Mallotus sp. Loureiro 1790 spurge
Aleurites "type" Forster and Forster 1775 spurge
 Malpighiales -
Petalostigma sp.
Petalostigma sp. Mueller 1857
 Malpighiales - Phyllanthaceae
Bischofia sp., Bischofia "sim"
Bischofia sp. Blume 1826
Bischofia "sim" Blume 1826
 Malpighiales -
Balanops sp., Longetia sp.
Balanops sp. Baillon 1871
Longetia sp. Baillon 1866
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Elaeodendron sp.
Elaeodendron sp. von Jaquin 1782 bittersweet
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp.
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus "brassospora"
 Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae indet.
 Rosales - Cannabaceae
Trema sp., Aphananthe sp.
Trema sp. Loureiro 1790 hemp
Aphananthe sp. Planchon 1848 hemp
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Lonchocarpus spp.
Lonchocarpus spp. Kunth 1825
Lonchocarpus comp.
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urticaceae "Moraceae"
Urticaceae "Moraceae" de Jussieu 1789 nettle
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae indet., Alphitonia sp., Emmenosperma sp.
Rhamnaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buckthorn
Rhamnaceae other
Alphitonia sp. Reissek and Endlicher 1840 buckthorn
Emmenosperma sp. Mueller 1862 buckthorn
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Pygeum sp.
Pygeum sp. Gaertner 1788 rose
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp.
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus sp., Sloanea sp.
Elaeocarpus sp. Linnaeus 1753
Sloanea sp. Linnaeus
 Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae "dicolpate", Cunoniaceae "tricolpate"
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Cissus sp.
Cissus sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus sp.
Ficus sp. Linnaeus 1753 fig
 Magnoliales - Myristicaceae
Myristica sp.
Myristica sp. Gronovius magnoliids
 Canellales - Winteraceae
Tasmannia sp.
Tasmannia sp. Brown and Candolle 1818 magnoliids
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp.
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Ophiorrhiza sp., Coprosma sp., Hodgkinsonia sp., Morinda sp., Randia sp.
Ophiorrhiza sp. Linnaeus coffee
Coprosma sp. Forster and Forster 1775 coffee
Hodgkinsonia sp. Mueller 1861 coffee
Morinda sp. Linnaeus coffee
Randia sp. Linnaeus 1753 indigoberry
 Gentianales - Gentianaceae
Fagraea sp.
Fagraea sp. Thunberg 1782 gentian
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Olea sp., Notelaea sp.
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive
Notelaea sp. Ventenat 1804
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago sp.
Plantago sp. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Apodytes sp.
Apodytes sp. Meyer and Arnott 1840 white pear
 Paracryphiales - Paracryphiaceae
Sphenostemon sp.
Sphenostemon sp. Baillon 1875
 Asterales -
Argophyllum spp.
Argophyllum spp. Forster and Forster 1775
Argophyllum comp.
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae"
Asteraceae "tubuliflorae" Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Escalloniales - Escalloniaceae
Polyosma sp., Quintinia sp.
Polyosma sp. Blume 1826
Quintinia sp. Candolle 1830
 Apiales -
Hydrocotyle sp.
Hydrocotyle sp. Linnaeus 1753 water pennywort
 Apiales - Pittosporaceae
Bursaria sp.
Bursaria sp. Cavanilles 1797
Bursaria sim.
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Araliaceae indet., Schefflera sp.
Araliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
Schefflera sp. Forster and Forster 1775
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp.
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet.
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Rumex sp., Muehlenbeckia sp.
Rumex sp. Linnaeus 1753 dock
Muehlenbeckia sp. Meisner 1841 knotweed
 Santalales - Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae indet.
Loranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1808 mistletoe
 Santalales -
Exocarpos sp.
Exocarpos sp. Labillardière 1800
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae indet.
Hamamelidaceae indet. Brown 1818 witch-hazel
 Ericales -
Rapanea spp.
Rapanea spp. Aublet 1775
Rapanea comp.
 Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanaceae indet.
Solanaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 nightshade
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Clematis sp.
Clematis sp. Linnaeus 1753 clematis
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae indet., Stephania sp., Tinospora sp., Hypserpa sp., Carronia sp.
Menispermaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Menispermaceae other
Stephania sp. Loureiro 1790
Tinospora sp. Miers 1851
Hypserpa sp. Miers 1851
Carronia sp. Mueller 1875
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteaceae indet., Helicia sp., Musgravea sp., Cardwellia sp., Banksia sp., Grevillea sp.
Proteaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Proteaceae other
Helicia sp. Loureiro 1790
Musgravea sp. Mueller 1890
Cardwellia sp. Mueller 1865
Banksia sp. Linnaeus 1782
Grevillea sp. Brown and Knight 1809
 Proteales -
Darlingia sp., Stenocarpus sp.
Darlingia sp. Mueller 1866
Stenocarpus sp. Brown 1811
 Laurales - Atherospermataceae
Daphnandra sp., Doryphora sp.
Daphnandra sp. Benth 1870
Doryphora sp. Endlicher 1837
 Pandanales -
Freycinetia sp.
Freycinetia sp. Gaudichaud 1824
 Commelinales -
Philydrum sp.
Philydrum sp. Banks et al. 1788
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Oraniopsis sp., "Palmae indet." = Arecaceae, Archontophoenix spp.
Oraniopsis sp. Dransfield et al. 1985 palm
"Palmae indet." = Arecaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm
Archontophoenix spp. Wendland and Drude 1875 palm
Archontophoenix comp.
 Liliales -
Rhipogonum sp.
Rhipogonum sp. Forster and Forster 1775
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet.
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet., Cladium spp., Eleocharis sp., Machaerina sp.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
Cyperaceae other
Cladium spp. Browne sedge
Cladium comp.
Eleocharis sp. Brown 1810 sedge
Machaerina sp. Vahl 1805 sedge
Dicotyledoneae
 Primulales - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine sp.
Myrsine sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Myrtales - Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae indet.
Melastomataceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae "verrucate", Eucalyptus "type", Syzygium spp., Leptospermum sp.
Myrtaceae "verrucate" de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Eucalyptus "type" L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
Syzygium spp. Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
Syzygium complex
Leptospermum sp. Forster and Forster 1775 myrtle
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos sp.
Symplocos sp. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Primulaceae
Maesa sp.
Maesa sp. Forsskal 1775 primrose
 Ericales - Ebenaceae
Ebenaceae indet.
Ebenaceae indet. Guerke 1891
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae indet.
Sapotaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Monotoca sp.
Monotoca sp. Brown 1810 heather
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucaria sp., Agathis sp.
Araucaria sp. de Jussieu 1789
Agathis sp. Salisbury 1807
Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium "pitted"
Lycopodium "pitted" Linnaeus 1753 ground pine
Anthocerotopsida
  -
Anthoceros sp.
Anthoceros sp. Linnaeus