USGS Marshfield Cranberry Bog no. 1 corehole, sample R1524: Miocene, Massachusetts
collected by C. A. Kaye

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
informal Cyrilla/Cliftonia spp. microspore
informal Pterocarya type sp. microspore
informal Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae indet. microspore
informal Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae indet. microspore
Nudopollis terminalis microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Picea sp. microspore Dietrich 1824
Tsuga sp. microspore Carrière 1855
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus sp. microspore L'Heritier and Persoon 1807
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Compositae informal short spine microspore
synonym of Asteraceae
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Apiales - Apiaceae
Umbelliferae indet. microspore de Jussieu
synonym of Apiaceae
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Gramineae indet. microspore de Jussieu
synonym of Poaceae
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
occurrence denoted by a question mark
Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae
Momipites informal spackmanianus complex microspore
probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene
Momipites informal inaequalis group microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Momipites strictus microspore Frederiksen and Christopher 1978
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Carya sp. microspore Nuttall 1818
Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinidites spp. microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp. microspore Miller 1754
Betula sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Betula infrequens microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae indet. microspore Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Onagraceae
Ludwigia sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Osmunda sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
unclassified
Pseudoplicapollis cf. endocuspis microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Massachusetts County:Plymouth
Coordinates: 42.1° North, 70.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.2° North, 67.5° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:hand sample
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5-6
Key time interval:Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: From 14.5-15 ft (4.4-4.6 m) below surface. Woodworth and Wigglesworth (1934, p. 21) listed the few taxa of fossils found in the greensand near Marshfield, and, on the basis of both fossils and lithology, they considered this bed probably to be the same unit as the greensand at Gay Head (Collection number 231784).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Greensand
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Spatial resolution:allochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,hydrochloric,hydroflouric,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Collectors:C. A. Kaye
Collection method comments: Stored at the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.
Metadata
Database number:231797
Authorizer:P. Jardine Enterer:H. Morck
Modifier:H. Morck Research group:paleobotany
Created:2023-09-11 10:49:17 Last modified:2023-09-11 11:09:37
Access level:the public Released:2023-09-11 10:49:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
85766. N. O. Frederiksen. 1984. Stratigraphic, Paleoclimatic, and Paleobiogeographic Significance of Tertiary Sporomorphs from Massachusetts. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1308:1-35 [P. Jardine/H. Morck/H. Morck]