Temblor Flora (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Fresno County, California (36.1° N, 120.4° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 39.1° N, 113.5° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Temblor Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: deltaic; poorly lithified shale
• "Well-bedded, buff to brown silty shale and fine sandstone that overlies the conglomerate just above the base of the Temblor Formation."
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, original carbon
Primary reference: K.M. Renney. 1972. The Miocene Temblor Flora of West Central California. [B. Tiffney/J. Fosdick/J. Marcot]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35412: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Julia Fosdick on 09.12.2003
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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| Angiospermae | |
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Magnolia corrallina magnolia | |
| Dicotyledoneae | |
Diospyros oregoniana, "Phyllites ellipticus" = Diospyros amboyensis
"Phyllites ellipticus" = Diospyros amboyensis Berry 1909 | |
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Arbutus matthesii madrone | |
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Bumelia florissanti Lesquereux 1883 | |
| Angiospermae | |
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Cedrela trainii mahogany | |
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Rhus diablana sumac | |
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Carya bendirei hickory | |
Quercus sayana, Quercus temblorensis, Quercus hannibali, Quercus domenginensis, Quercus acorns, Quercus coalingensis, Quercus merriami, Quercus pseudolyrata, Quercus simulata, Castanea spokanensis, Lithocarpus klamathensis
Quercus sayana oak
Quercus acorns oak
Quercus merriami Knowlton 1902 oak
Quercus pseudolyrata Lesquereux 1878 oak
Quercus simulata Knowlton 1898 oak
Castanea spokanensis chestnut | |
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Zelkova oregoniana zelkova | |
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Crataegus pacifica hawthorn | |
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Photinia miocenica rose | |
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Robinia californica Axelrod 1939 | |
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Mahonia simplex barberry | |
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Platanus cf. paucidentata Dorf 1930 plane tree
Platanus cf. dissecta Lesquereux 1878 plane tree | |
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Cornus cf. ovalis Lesquereux 1878 dogwood | |
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Nyssa copeana tupelo | |
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Smilax cf. magna greenbrier | |
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Persea pseudocarolinensis Lesquereux 1878 laurel | |
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Glyptostrobus oregonensis Chinese swamp cypress | |
| Pinopsida | |
| Phyllites | |