Shinao, Panxian (Eocene of China)

Also known as Locality E-19

Where: Guizhou, China (25.8° N, 104.7° E: paleocoordinates 24.3° N, 101.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Shinao Formation, Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; mudstone and sandstone

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 223895: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 13.12.2021

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Taxonomic list

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 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Sequoia sp.
Sequoia sp. Endlicher 1847 coast redwood
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Dryophyllum sp.
Dryophyllum sp. Debey 1865
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica sp.
Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp., Fagus sp.
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus cf. drepandodonta, Ulmus cf. longifolia, Ulmus sp.
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp.
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Phoebe sp., Actinodaphne sp., Litsea sp., Lindera sp., Cinnamomum sp.
Phoebe sp. Nees 1836 laurel
Actinodaphne sp. Nees 1831 laurel
Litsea sp. de Lamarck 1792 laurel
Lindera sp. Thunberg 1783 laurel
Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon
 Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum sp.
Cercidiphyllum sp. Siebold and Zuccarini 1846 katsura
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
Meliosma sp.
Meliosma sp. Blume 1823