Mount Islamdag, Western Slope (Oligocene of Azerbaijan)

Where: Azerbaijan (40.5° N, 49.5° E: paleocoordinates 41.1° N, 47.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: a1;1-4 Member, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; brown claystone

Size class: macrofossils

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 116637: 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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Spiniferities sp., Mirica sp.
 Life -
Cymatiosphaera sp.
Cymatiosphaera sp. Wetzel 1933 acritarchs
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae sp.
Polypodiaceae sp. Presl and Presl 1822
Angiospermae
 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
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Oleaceae indet.
Oleaceae indet. Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae indet., Liquidambar sp., Hamamelis sp.
Hamamelidaceae indet. Brown 1818 witch-hazel
Liquidambar sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetgum
Hamamelis sp. Gronovius witch-hazel
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae indet., Ulmus spp.
Ulmaceae indet. Brisseau-Mirbel 1815 elm
Ulmus spp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myricaceae indet., Comptonia sp.
Myricaceae indet. Martinov 1817
Comptonia sp. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagaceae indet., Quercus sp.
Fagaceae indet. Dumortier 1829
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglandaceae indet., Carya sp., Juglans sp., Engelhardia sp.
Juglandaceae indet. Perleb 1818
Carya sp. Nuttall 1818 hickory
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
Engelhardia sp. Blume 1825
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp., Betula sp., Carpinus sp., Corylus sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Tricolporopollenites sp.
Tricolporopollenites sp. Thomson and Pflug 1953 spurge
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia sp.
Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp.
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
 Rosids - Moraceae
Moraceae indet.
Moraceae indet. Link 1835 mulberry
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea sp., Cedrus sp., Tsuga sp., Pinus sp.
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Cedrus sp. Trew 1757 cedar
Tsuga sp. Carrière 1855
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
 Pinales - Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae indet.
Taxodiaceae indet. Saporta 1865
 Pinales - Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopitys sp.
Sciadopitys sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1842
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Sequoia sp., Taxodium sp., Glyptostrobus sp.
Sequoia sp. Endlicher 1847 coast redwood
Taxodium sp. Richard 1810 cypress
Glyptostrobus sp. Endlicher 1847 Chinese swamp cypress
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus sp.
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Ephedra sp.
Ephedra sp. Linnaeus 1753 jointfir
Prasinophytae
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Crassosphaera sp.
Crassosphaera sp. Cookson and Manum 1960
Pterospermella
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Pterospermella aff. macroptera, Pterospermella sp.
Pterospermella sp. Volkova 1979
 Life -
Leiosphaeridia sp.
Leiosphaeridia sp. Eisenack 1958
Dinophyceae
 Gonyaulacales -
Cleistosphaeridium sp.
 Gonyaulacales - Areoligeraceae
Glaphyrocysta sp.
Glaphyrocysta sp. Gerlach 1961
 Gonyaulacales -
Batiacasphaera sp.
Batiacasphaera sp. Drugg 1970
 Gonyaulacales - Goniodomaceae
Homotryblium sp.
Homotryblium sp. Davey and Williams 1966
 Gonyaulacales -
Dapsilidinium sp.
Dapsilidinium sp. Bujak 1980
 Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae
Hystrichokolpoma sp., Impagidinium sp., Lingulodinium machaerophorum, Lingulodinium sp., Cribroperidinium tenuitabulatum, Cribroperidinium sp., Thalassiphora sp., cf. Systematophora sp., Cordosphaeridium sp.
Impagidinium sp. Stover and Evitt 1978
Lingulodinium sp. Wall 1967
Cribroperidinium sp. Neale and Sarjeant 1962
Thalassiphora sp. Eisenack and Gocht 1960
cf. Systematophora sp. Klement 1960
Cordosphaeridium sp. Eisenack 1963
 Peridiniales - Deflandreaceae
Palaeocystodinium sp.
Palaeocystodinium sp. Alberti 1961
 Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae
Deflandrea spinulosa
Deflandrea spinulosa
forma majcopica
 Peridiniales - Protoperidiniaceae
Phelodinium sp., Lejeunecysta sp.
Phelodinium sp. Stover and Evitt 1978
Lejeunecysta sp. Artzner and Dörhöfer 1978
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Chiropteridium partispinatum, Chiropteridium spp., Apteodinium sp.
Chiropteridium spp. Gocht 1960
Apteodinium sp. Eisenack 1958
 Dinoflagellata -
Pentadinium sp., Pentadinium spp., Pentadinium laticinctum
Pentadinium sp. Gerlach 1961
Pentadinium spp. Gerlach 1961