Gonglantou Mine Number 3, Huadian (Eocene of China)

Where: Jilin, China (43.0° N, 126.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.7° N, 120.5° E)

When: Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Primary reference: S. R. Manchester, Z. Chen, B. Geng and J. Tao. 2005. Middle Eocene flora of Huadian, Jilin Province, Northeastern China. Acta Palaeobotanica 45(1):3-26 [H. Wang/H. Wang]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 179213: authorized by Hongshan Wang, entered by Hongshan Wang on 06.06.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Legume sp.
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Metasequoia disticha
Metasequoia disticha Miki 1941 dawn redwood
(Heer) Miki
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Cephalotaxus sp.
Cephalotaxus sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1842 yew
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus sp., cf. Rhus sp.
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
cf. Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
cf. Acer sp., Koelreuteria sp.
cf. Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
Koelreuteria sp. Laxmann 1772 golden rain tree
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
cf. Juglandaceae indet., Carya sp.
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
 Fagales - Fagaceae
cf. Fagus sp., Castanea fujiyamae, Quercus berryi
cf. Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech
Castanea fujiyamae Tanai 1970 chestnut
Tanai
Quercus berryi Trelease 1918 oak
Trelease
 Trochodendrales - Trochodendraceae
Zizyphoides ezoensis
Zizyphoides ezoensis Manchester et al. 2005
(Tanai) Manchester et al.
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornus sp., Nyssidium sp.
Cornus sp. Linnaeus 1753 dogwood
Nyssidium sp. Heer 1870
 Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae
Trochodendroides arctica
Trochodendroides arctica Berry 1926
(Heer) Berry
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
cf. Parrotia sp., Liquidambar sp.
cf. Parrotia sp. Meyer 1831 ironwood
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
cf. Menispermaceae indet., Diploclisia sp., Palaeosinomenium venablesii
cf. Menispermaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Diploclisia sp. Miers 1851
Palaeosinomenium venablesii Chandler 1961
Chandler
 Proteales - Platanaceae
cf. Platanus sp.
cf. Platanus sp. Linnaeus 1753 plane tree
Craigia
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Craigia sp.
Craigia sp. Smith and Evans 1921
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Ginkgo adiantoides
Ginkgo adiantoides Unger 1845 ginkgo
(Unger) Heer
Plafkeria
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Plafkeria basiobliqua
Plafkeria basiobliqua Tanai 1989
(Oishi & Huzioka) Tanai
Chaneya tenuis
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Chaneya tenuis
Chaneya tenuis Wang and Manchester 2000
(Lesquereux) Wang & Manchester