Brianconnais terrane (Jurassic to of Switzerland)

Where: Prealpes, Switzerland (47.0° N, 8.3° E: paleocoordinates 37.2° N, 17.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Bajocian to Bajocian (170.3 - 163.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• Also contains a diverse palynoflora

Primary reference: V.N. Pantic and P. Felber. 1983. Palynomorphen aus den Zoophycos-Schichten (subfurcatum-Zone, oberes Bajocian) der Zentralschweizer Klippen-Decke. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 76(2):333-353 [A. Rees/A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 24580: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 11.08.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
? Brachyphyllum sp.
? Brachyphyllum sp. Brongniart 1828
 Coniferales -
Desmiophyllum schimperianum
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Elatocladus cf. zignoi, Elatocladus sp.
Elatocladus sp. Halle 1913 podocarp
 Bennettitales -
? Pterophyllum sp., ? Ptilophyllum sp., ? Ptilophyllum cf. grandifolium, ? Ptilophyllum cf. pecten, ? Otozamites sp., ? Zamites sp.
? Pterophyllum sp. Brongniart 1828
? Ptilophyllum sp. Morris 1840
? Otozamites sp. Braun 1843
? Zamites sp. Brongniart 1828
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Bucklandia cf. insignis, Bucklandia sp.
Bucklandia sp. Sternberg 1825 cycads