Damgaard 1 (Miocene to of Denmark)

Where: Jylland, Denmark (54.9° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 55.2° N, 8.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Odderup Formation, Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; unlithified sandstone

• paleoenvironment not stated
• Light cross bedded sands

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original carbon

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: E. M. Friis. 1979. The Damgaard flora: A new Middle Miocene flora from Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 27:117-142 [B. Tiffney/J. Fosdick/J. Fosdick]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 28314: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Julia Fosdick on 06.02.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Hellia
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Angiospermae
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Carpolithus sp. 3 Linnaeus 1768
 Fagales - Myricaceae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ericaceae
 Ericales - Styracaceae
Halesia crassa silverbell
 Ericales - Theaceae
Eurya stigmosa Mai 1960 tea
Angiospermae
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae