Yushe County (Pliocene of China)

Also known as Locality N-28

Where: Shaanxi, China (37.1° N, 113.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.7° N, 112.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandy claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: Y.-S. Liu, S.-X. Guo, and D. K. Ferguson. 1996. A catalogue of Cenozoic megafossil plants in China. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 238:141-179 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 223874: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 10.12.2021

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Zannichelliaceae
Zannichellia cf. palustris
Zannichellia cf. palustris Linnaeus 1753 horned pondweed
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton pectinatus
Potamogeton pectinatus Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp.
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Rosids - Moraceae
Broussonetia sp., Cudrania sp.
Broussonetia sp. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1799 mulberry
Cudrania sp. Trécul 1847 mulberry
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Spiraea sp.
Spiraea sp. Linnaeus 1753 meadowsweet
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus shansiensis, Ulmus sp., Ulmus cf. parvifolia, Zelkova ungeri
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
Ulmus cf. parvifolia Jacquin 1798 elm
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglans sp., Pterocarya sp.
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
Pterocarya sp. Kunth 1824 wingnut
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus cf. mongolica, Quercus miovariabilis, Quercus cf. dentata, Quercus cf. liaotungensis
Quercus cf. mongolica Fischer 1850 oak
Quercus miovariabilis Hu and Chaney 1938 oak
Quercus cf. dentata Thunberg 1784 oak
Quercus cf. liaotungensis Koidzumi 1912 oak
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Carpinus cf. miofangiana, Carpinus subcordata
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix wallichiana, Salix angusta, Populus latior
Salix wallichiana Andersson 1851 willow
Salix angusta Braun 1851 willow
Populus latior Braun 1835 poplar
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Albizia sp.
Albizia sp. Durazzini 1772 legume
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Koelreuteria cf. integrifoliola, Acer florinii, Acer diabolicum, Acer subpictum
Acer diabolicum Blume 1864 maple
Acer subpictum Saporta 1873 maple
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea sp., Pinus sp.
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine