Sumgait River, Gobustan, Maikop Group, Aquitanian (Miocene of Azerbaijan)

Where: Azerbaijan (40.5° N, 49.5° E: paleocoordinates 41.1° N, 47.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: a2; 5 Member, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; brown claystone and marl

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

Primary reference: S. V. Popov, E. K. Sychevskaya, M. A. Akhmet'ev, N. I. Zaporohets, and L. A. Golovina. 2008. Stratigraphy of the Maikop Group and Pteropoda Beds in Northern Azerbaijan. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 16(6):664-677 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 116623: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.09.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Leiospharidia sp., Hystriochokolpoma sp., Muratodinium sp., Merrluccius sp., Taxodiacea indet., Polypodiacea indet., Sterculiacea indet., Diervilla sp.
Actinopteri
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomber sp.
Scomber sp. Linnaeus 1758
Pterospermella
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Pterospermella sp.
Pterospermella sp. Volkova 1979
Prasinophytae
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Tasmanites sp.
Tasmanites sp. Newton 1875
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae indet.
Sapindaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 soapberry
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus sp.
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglandaceae indet., Engelhardia sp., Carya sp.
Juglandaceae indet. Perleb 1818
Engelhardia sp. Blume 1825
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myricaceae indet.
Myricaceae indet. Martinov 1817
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp.
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Betulaceae indet.
Betulaceae indet. Gray 1822 birch
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae indet.
Ulmaceae indet. Brisseau-Mirbel 1815 elm
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Rosaceae indet.
Rosaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 rose
 Rosids - Moraceae
Moraceae indet.
Moraceae indet. Link 1835 mulberry
 Buxales - Buxaceae
Buxaceae indet.
Buxaceae indet. Dumortier 1822 boxwood
 Trochodendrales - Trochodendraceae
Trochodendron sp.
Trochodendron sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1838
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus sp.
Platanus sp. Linnaeus 1753 plane tree
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet.
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa sp.
Nyssa sp. Linnaeus 1753 tupelo
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp.
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Asterales - Asteraceae
"Compositae indet." = Asteraceae
"Compositae indet." = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis sp., Corylopsis sp., Liquidambar sp., Fothergilla sp.
Hamamelis sp. Gronovius witch-hazel
Corylopsis sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1835 witch-hazel
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum
Fothergilla sp. Murray 1774 witch-hazel
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia sp.
Magnolia sp. Linnaeus 1753 magnolia
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae indet.
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae indet.
Sapotaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae indet.
Ericaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 heather
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp.
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Ephedra sp.
Ephedra sp. Linnaeus 1753 jointfir
 Life -
Cyclopsiella sp., Cymatiosphaera sp.
Cyclopsiella sp. Drugg and Loeblich 1967 acritarchs
Cymatiosphaera sp. Wetzel 1933 acritarchs
 Dinoflagellata -
Polysphaeridium zoharyi, Pentadinium laticinctum
Dinophyceae
 Peridiniales -
Tectatodinium sp.
 Peridiniales - Protoperidiniaceae
Erymnodinium sp., Selenopemphix sp., Sumatradinium sp.
Erymnodinium sp. Lentin et al. 1994
Selenopemphix sp. Benedek 1972
Sumatradinium sp. Lentin and Williams 1976
 Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae
Deflandrea spinulosa
Deflandrea spinulosa
forma majcopica
 Peridiniales -
Tuberculodinium vancampoae
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Heteraulacacysta campanula, Apteodinium sp., Hystrichosphaeropsis obscura
Heteraulacacysta campanula Bujak and Matsuoka 1986
Apteodinium sp. Eisenack 1958
 Gonyaulacales - Areoligeraceae
Glaphyrocysta sp.
Glaphyrocysta sp. Gerlach 1961
 Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae
Nematosphaeropsis sp., Thalassiphora sp., Cordosphaeridium sp., Melitasphaeridium sp., Achomosphaera andalousiensis, Impagidinium sp., Lingulodinium sp., Systematophora sp., Operculodinium israelianum, Operculodinium centrocarpum, Achilleodinium sp.
Nematosphaeropsis sp. Deflandre and Cookson 1955
Thalassiphora sp. Eisenack and Gocht 1960
Cordosphaeridium sp. Eisenack 1963
Melitasphaeridium sp. Harland et al. 1979
Impagidinium sp. Stover and Evitt 1978
Lingulodinium sp. Wall 1967
Systematophora sp. Klement 1960
Achilleodinium sp. Eaton 1976
 Gonyaulacales -
Labyrinthodinium truncatum, Cleistosphaeridium sp., Batiacasphaera sp.
Batiacasphaera sp. Drugg 1970
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Distatodinium sp., Spiniferites bentorii, Caligodinium sp.
Distatodinium sp. Eaton 1976
Caligodinium sp. Drugg 1970