Ohtani, Futto Formation (Pliocene of Japan)

Where: Aichi, Japan (34.8° N, 136.9° E: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 136.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• Lower part of the Futto Formation of the Tokoname Group (Makinouchi, 1975).

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lignite

• a lignite seam intercalated in the Ohtani volcaniclastic layers-

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: sieve,

Primary reference: T. Nasu and K. Seto. 1976. Fossil macrospores and massulae of Salvinia natans from the Pliocene and the Quaternary sediments in the Kinki and Tokai districts, Japan. Bulletin of the Osaka Museum of Natural History 30(1):37-48 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 168063: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 14.04.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Weigera sp.
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea sp., Pinus sp., Tsuga sp., Keteleeria sp., Pseudolarix sp.
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855
Keteleeria sp. Carrière 1866
Pseudolarix sp. Gordon and Glendinning 1858
 Pinales - Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae indet.
Taxodiaceae indet. Saporta 1865
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Onagraceae
Epilobium sp.
Epilobium sp. Linnaeus 1753 willowherb
Angiospermae
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp.
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp.
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp., Corylus sp., Carpinus sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Castanea sp., Quercus sp., Fagus sp.
Castanea sp. Miller 1754 chestnut
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglans sp., Pterocarya sp., Carya sp.
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia sp.
Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp.
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar sp.
Nuphar sp. Smith 1809 water lily
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar sp.
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa sp.
Nyssa sp. Linnaeus 1753 tupelo
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Cichorioideae indet.
Cichorioideae indet. Chevallier 1826 daisy
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp.
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera sp.
Lonicera sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Oleaceae indet.
Oleaceae indet. Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum sp.
Polygonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
P. persicaria type
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
Polypodiopsida
 Salviniales - Polypodiidae
Salvinia natans
Salvinia natans watermoss