UCMP loc. PA971, Independence Hill: Middle Eocene, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Carpites egregia seed/fruit
MacGinitie 1941
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Bennettitales
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Zamites californica leaf
MacGinitie 1941
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Angiospermae
- Nymphaeales
- Nymphaeaceae
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Nelumbium lacunosum n. sp. seed/fruit
MacGinitie 1941
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Angiospermae
- Moraceae
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Ficus goshenensis leaf
Chaney and Sanborn 1933
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| Chaney and Sanborn | ||||||||||
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Artocarpus lessigiana leaf
(Knowlton)
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| original and current combination Myrica lessigiana | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Malpighiales
- Euphorbiaceae
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Mallotus riparius leaf
MacGinitie 1941
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| new name | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Fagaceae
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Castanopsis longipetiolatum leaf
(Knowlton 1899)
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| new comb. | ||||||||||
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Quercus distincta leaf
Lesquereux 1878
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| Lesquereux | ||||||||||
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Quercus nevadensis leaf
Lesquereux 1878
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| Lesquereux | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Juglandaceae
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Engelhardtia nevadensis seed/fruit
MacGinitie 1941
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Ulmaceae
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Chaetoptelea pseudofulva leaf
(Lesquereux 1878)
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| Liebmann | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Sapindaceae
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Thouinopsis myricaefolia leaf
(Lesquereux 1878)
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| new comb. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Burseraceae
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Canarium californicum leaf
(Lesquereux 1878)
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| new comb. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Anacardiaceae
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Rhus mixta leaf
Lesquereux 1878
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| Lesquereux | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Ericales
- Theaceae
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Gordonia egregia leaf
(Lesquereux 1878)
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| new comb. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Icacinales
- Icacinaceae
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Phytocrene sordida leaf
(Lesquereux 1878)
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| new comb. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Dipsacales
- Caprifoliaceae
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Viburnum variabilis leaf
MacGinitie 1941
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Angiospermae
- Cornales
- Nyssaceae
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Nyssa californica leaf
MacGinitie 1941
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Angiospermae
- Saxifragales
- Hamamelidaceae
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Liquidambar californicum leaf
Lesquereux 1878
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| Lesquereux | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Saxifragales
- Cercidiphyllaceae
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Cercidiphyllum elongatum leaf
Brown 1939
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| Brown | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Proteales
- Sabiaceae
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Meliosma truncata n. sp. leaf
MacGinitie 1941
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Angiospermae
- Proteales
- Platanaceae
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Platanophyllum whitneyi leaf
(Lesquereux 1878)
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| recombined as Macginitiea whitneyi | ||||||||||
| new comb. | ||||||||||
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Platanophyllum angustiloba leaf
(Lesquereux 1878)
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| recombined as Macginitiea angustiloba | ||||||||||
| new comb. | ||||||||||
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Platanus appendiculata leaf
Lesquereux 1878
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| Lesquereux | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Ranunculales
- Menispermaceae
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Hyperbaena diforma leaf
Potbury 1935
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Angiospermae
- Laurales
- Lauraceae
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Persea pseudocarolinensis leaf
Lesquereux 1878
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Cinnamomum acrodromum leaf
Potbury 1935
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Cinnamomum dilleri leaf
Knowlton 1902
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 39.1° North, 120.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.7° North, 106.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2-3 | ||
| *Period: | Early/Lower Tertiary - Middle Tertiary | *Epoch: | Middle Eocene |
| Key time interval: | Middle Eocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | "floodplain" |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression,adpression,original carbon |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Locality 42 of MacGinitie 1941 | ||
| Database number: | 24002 | ||
| Authorizer: | H. Sims | Enterer: | H. Lindon |
| Modifier: | J. Marcot | Research group: | paleobotany |
| Created: | 2002-07-26 08:13:24 | Last modified: | 2023-01-31 13:45:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-07-26 08:13:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 6791. | 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] |