PBDB Collection

UCMP loc. P3320, Buckeye Flat (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Nevada County, California (39.2° N, 120.9° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.6° N, 98.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: H. D. MacGinitie. 1941. A Middle Eocene Flora from the Central Sierra Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 534:1-178 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23997: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 26.07.2002, edited by Hallie Sims

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae	Magnolia dayana Magnolia dayana Cockerell 1910 magnolia
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales - Myrtaceae	Calyptranthes myrtifolia n. sp. Calyptranthes myrtifolia n. sp. MacGinitie 1941 myrtle
Ericales - Theaceae	Gordonia egregia Gordonia egregia Lesquereux 1878 tea
Angiospermae
Vitales - Vitaceae	Cissus pyriformis Cissus pyriformis MacGinitie 1941
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Thouinopsis myricaefolia, Cupania oregona Thouinopsis myricaefolia Lesquereux 1878 soapberry Cupania oregona Chaney and Sanborn 1933 soapberry
Sapindales - Burseraceae	Canarium californicum Canarium californicum Lesquereux 1878
Sapindales - Anacardiaceae	Rhus mixta Rhus mixta Lesquereux 1878 sumac
Sapindales - Simaroubaceae	Ailanthus lesquereuxi Ailanthus lesquereuxi Cockerell 1927
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Carya sessilis, Engelhardtia nevadensis Carya sessilis MacGinitie 1941 hickory Engelhardtia nevadensis MacGinitie 1941
Fagales - Fagaceae	Quercus distincta, Quercus nevadensis, Quercus eoxalapensis n. sp., Castanopsis longipetiolatum Quercus distincta Lesquereux 1878 oak Quercus nevadensis Lesquereux 1878 oak Quercus eoxalapensis n. sp. MacGinitie 1941 oak Castanopsis longipetiolatum Knowlton 1899 chinquapin
Celastrales - Celastraceae	Celastrus preangulata n. sp. Celastrus preangulata n. sp. MacGinitie 1941 bittersweet
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	Rhamnidium chaneyi, Rhamnus calyptus Rhamnidium chaneyi Potbury 1935 buckthorn Rhamnus calyptus MacGinitie 1941 buckthorn
Rosales - Ulmaceae	Chaetoptelea pseudofulva Chaetoptelea pseudofulva Lesquereux 1878 elm
Rosales - Rosaceae	Chrysobalanus eoicaco Chrysobalanus eoicaco MacGinitie 1941 rose
Fabales - Fabaceae	Strongylodon falcata, Inga ionensis n. sp., Vouapa geminifolia n. sp., Desmodium indentum n. sp. Strongylodon falcata MacGinitie 1941 legume Inga ionensis n. sp. MacGinitie 1941 legume Vouapa geminifolia n. sp. MacGinitie 1941 legume Desmodium indentum n. sp. MacGinitie 1941 legume
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Mallotus riparius Mallotus riparius MacGinitie 1941 spurge
Proteales - Platanaceae	"Platanophyllum whitneyi" = Macginitiea whitneyi, "Platanus appendiculata" = Platanus appendiculata, "Acer aequidentatum" = Platanus appendiculata, "Calycites mikanoides" = Macginistemon mikanoides "Platanophyllum whitneyi" = Macginitiea whitneyi Lesquereux 1878 "Platanus appendiculata" = Platanus appendiculata Lesquereux 1878 plane tree "Acer aequidentatum" = Platanus appendiculata Lesquereux 1878 plane tree "Calycites mikanoides" = Macginistemon mikanoides MacGinitie 1941
Cornales - Nyssaceae	Nyssa californica Nyssa californica MacGinitie 1941 tupelo
Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae	Viburnum variabilis Viburnum variabilis MacGinitie 1941 honeysuckle
Saxifragales - Saxifragaceae	Hydrangea californica Hydrangea californica MacGinitie 1941 hydrangea
Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae	Hamamelites voyana, Liquidambar californicum Hamamelites voyana Lesquereux 1878 witch-hazel Liquidambar californicum Lesquereux 1878 sweetgum
Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae	Cercidiphyllum elongatum Cercidiphyllum elongatum Brown 1939 katsura
Liliales - Smilacaceae	Smilax labidurommae Smilax labidurommae Cockerell 1914 greenbrier
Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae	Sabalites californicus Sabalites californicus Lesquereux 1878 fan palm
Laurales - Lauraceae	Cinnamomum acrodromum, Cinnamomum dilleri, Neolitsea lata n. sp., Persea pseudocarolinensis, Persea praelingue, Laurophyllum litseaefolia, Laurophyllum fremontensis Cinnamomum acrodromum Potbury 1935 cinnamon Cinnamomum dilleri Knowlton 1902 cinnamon Neolitsea lata n. sp. MacGinitie 1941 laurel Persea pseudocarolinensis Lesquereux 1878 laurel Persea praelingue Sanborn 1935 laurel Laurophyllum litseaefolia MacGinitie 1941 laurel Laurophyllum fremontensis Berry 1930 laurel

Bennettitales -	Zamites californica Zamites californica MacGinitie 1941
Phyllites
-	Phyllites daturaefolia n. sp. Phyllites daturaefolia n. sp. MacGinitie 1941
Carpites
-	Carpites egregia Carpites egregia MacGinitie 1941
Polypodiopsida
Cyatheales - Polypodiidae	Hemitelia pinnata n. sp. Hemitelia pinnata n. sp. MacGinitie 1941 scaly tree fern