PBDB Collection

Yagii Flora Locality F2 (Miocene to of Japan)

Where: Hirakata, Japan (36.1° N, 139.2° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 137.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Yagii Formation, Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 5.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

• fine sandstone. The Yagii Formation is probably correlated with the Upper Itahana Formation, because they have common features in similar lithology and in lacking marine molluscan fossils.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original carbon

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: K. Ozaki. 1991. Late Miocene and Pliocene Floras in Central Honshu, Japan. Bulletin of Kanagawa Prefectural Museam Natural Science Special Issue 1-244 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/H. Lindon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22744: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 24.06.2002, edited by Jason Cassara

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Parabenzoin cf. trilobum Parabenzoin cf. trilobum
Angiospermae
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Acer nordenskioeldii, Acer protomatsumurae, Acer prototrifidium, Acer rotundatum, Acer protomiyabei, "Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum, Sapindus tanaii Acer nordenskioeldii maple Acer protomatsumurae maple Acer prototrifidium maple Acer rotundatum maple Acer protomiyabei Endo 1950 maple "Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum Sternberg 1825 maple Sapindus tanaii soapnut
Malvales - Tiliaceae	Tilia miohenryana, Tilia sp. Tilia miohenryana linden Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Pterocarya asymmetrosa Pterocarya asymmetrosa wingnut
Fagales - Fagaceae	Castanea miocrenata, Quercus protoaliena, Quercus sp. Castanea miocrenata chestnut Quercus protoaliena oak Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Fagales - Betulaceae	Alnus cf. japonica, Corylus subsieboldiana, Carpinus heigunensis, Ostrya cf. japonica, Ostrya sp. Alnus cf. japonica alder Corylus subsieboldiana hazel Carpinus heigunensis hornbeam Ostrya cf. japonica hophornbeam Ostrya sp. Scopoli 1760 hophornbeam
Fabales - Fabaceae	Lespedeza sp., Wisteria fallax Lespedeza sp. Michaux 1803 bush clover Wisteria fallax legume
Rosales - Pomaceae	Sorbus palaeojaponica, Sorbus lesquereuxi Sorbus palaeojaponica Sorbus lesquereuxi
Rosales - Ulmaceae	Zelkova ungeri, Ulmus protojaponica, Ulmus sp. Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova Ulmus protojaponica elm Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
Rosales - Papilionaceae	Sophora miojaponica Sophora miojaponica
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Salix ksuzukii, Populus hokiensis, Populus kobayashii Salix ksuzukii willow Populus hokiensis poplar Populus kobayashii poplar
Vitales - Vitaceae	Vitis naumannii Vitis naumannii grapevine
Buxales - Buxaceae	Buxus protojaponica Buxus protojaponica Tanai and Onoe 1961 boxwood
Ranunculales - Menispermaceae	? Cocculus sp. ? Cocculus sp. de Candolle 1817
Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae	Cercidiphyllum crenatum Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935 katsura
Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae	Parrotia sp., Liquidambar miosinica Parrotia sp. Meyer 1831 ironwood Liquidambar miosinica sweetgum
Laurales - Lauraceae	Persea cf. thunbergii, ? Persea sp., Cinnamomum cf. japonicum, Lindera cf. miyataensis, Actinodaphne cf. lancifolia Persea cf. thunbergii laurel ? Persea sp. Gaertner 1805 laurel Cinnamomum cf. japonicum cinnamon Lindera cf. miyataensis laurel Actinodaphne cf. lancifolia laurel
Liliales - Smilacaceae	Smilax aff. hokkaidoensis Smilax aff. hokkaidoensis greenbrier
Poales - Poaceae	Bambusites sp. Bambusites sp. Ettingshausen 1886 grass

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Metasequoia occidentalis Metasequoia occidentalis Chaney 1951 dawn redwood
Carpolithes
-	Carpolithes japonicus Carpolithes japonicus