Gravel pit near Marshfield Center, sample D5259 1-12, D5260 2-3: 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 Juglans type sp. microspore
informal Pterocarya type sp. microspore
informal Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae indet. microspore
informal Ulmus/Zelkova spp. microspore
Boehlensipollis hohlii microspore
probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene
informal Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae indet. microspore
informal Sparganium/Typha spp. microspore
informal Gleicheniidites/Neogenisporis sp. microspore
probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene
Nuxpollenites psilatus microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Pompeckjoidaepollenites subhercynicus microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
informal Momipites-Plicatopollis-Platycaryapollenites complex spp. microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Interpollis microsupplingensis microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Kyandopollenites anneratus microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Porocolpopollenites virginiensis microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Pistillipollenites macgregorii microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Nudopollis terminalis microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Labrapollis globosa microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Thomsonipollis magnifica microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Choanopollenites alabamicus microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella sp. microspore Beauvois 1804
Lycopodiopsida - Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales
Ephedripites hungaricus microspore
probably Miocene but possibly reworked from the Eocene
unclassified
Holkopollenites informal chemardensis type microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Picea sp. microspore Dietrich 1824
Tsuga sp. microspore Carrière 1855
Pinopsida - Pinales - Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopitys sp. microspore Siebold and Zuccarini 1842
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus sp. microspore L'Heritier and Persoon 1807
Magnoliopsida
Basopollis obscurocostata microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Favitricolporites baculoferus microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Santalales
Anacolosidites reklawensis microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Compositae informal short spine microspore
synonym of Asteraceae
Compositae informal long spine microspore
synonym of Asteraceae
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Gunnerales
Tricolpites redactus microspore Frederiksen 1978
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Tricolpites asper microspore Frederiksen 1978
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Proteales
Triatriopollenites turgidus microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Gramineae indet. microspore de Jussieu
synonym of Poaceae
Angiospermae - Poales - Restionaceae
Milfordia hungarica microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Milfordia minima microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Milfordia incerta microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Castanea sp. microspore Miller 1754
Fagus sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Quercus sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
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 informal tenuipolus group microspore
occurrence denoted by a question mark, reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Momipites actinus microspore Nichols and Ott 1978
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Momipites coryloides microspore Wodehouse 1933
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Platycaryapollenites triplicatus microspore (Elsik 1974)
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Platycaryapollenites swasticoidus microspore (Elsik 1974)
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Carya sp. microspore Nuttall 1818
Carya informal less than 29 µm microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Platycarya platycaryoides microspore (Roche 1969)
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinidites spp. microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp. microspore Miller 1754
Corylus sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Betula sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Betula infrequens microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Angiospermae - Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvaceae indet. microspore de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Malvales - Tiliaceae
Intratriporopollenites ollivierae microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Tilia sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Moraceae
Morus sp. microspore Linnaeus 1753
occurrence denoted by a question mark
Angiospermae - Ericales - Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae indet. microspore de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Ericales - Theaceae
Gordonia sp. microspore Ellis 1771
Angiospermae - Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos sp. microspore Jacquin 1760
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
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Cicatricosisporites dorogensis microspore Potonie and Gelletich 1933
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
unclassified
Plicatopollis informal lunata type microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Subtriporopollenites anulatus microspore Thomson and Pflug 1953
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Pseudoplicapollis serena microspore
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Pseudoplicapollis limitata microspore Frederiksen 1978
reworked Paleogene sporomorphs
Trudopollis plena 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
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic,micaceous,gray argillaceous siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Light-gray (dark-gray when wet) laminated micaceous glauconitic clayey silt.
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:231824
Authorizer:P. Jardine Enterer:H. Morck
Modifier:H. Morck Research group:paleobotany
Created:2023-09-18 09:53:21 Last modified:2024-01-09 04:48:16
Access level:the public Released:2023-09-18 09:53:21
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]