Harper Site: Holocene, Michigan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Cupressacea indet.
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1.3 %-specimens | |||||||||
| plus Taxacea | ||||||||||
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Ambrosia sp.
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0.9 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Pteridophyta indet.
Haeckel 1875
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2.3 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Pinopsida
- Pinales
- Pinaceae
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Picea sp.
Dietrich 1824
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0.8 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Larix sp.
Miller 1768
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0.5 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Pinus sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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8.3 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Poales
- Cyperaceae
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Cyperaceae sp.
Jussieu 1789
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2.2 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Poales
- Typhaceae
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Typha sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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2.2 %-specimens | |||||||||
| plus Sparganinum | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Poales
- Poaceae
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Gramineae sp.
de Jussieu
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7.0 %-specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Poaceae | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Asterales
- Asteraceae
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Artemisia sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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0.9 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Lamiales
- Oleaceae
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Fraxinus sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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0.9 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Malpighiales
- Salicaceae
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Salix sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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0.9 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Ulmaceae
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Ulmus sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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14.1 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Betulaceae
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Betula sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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1.8 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Alnus sp.
Miller 1754
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0.5 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Ostrya sp.
Scopoli 1760
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6.2 %-specimens | |||||||||
| plus Carpinus | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Juglandaceae
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Carya sp.
Nuttall 1818
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0.9 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Fagaceae
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Quercus sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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46.2 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Sapindaceae
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Acer sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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2.2 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Rangifer tarandus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Michigan | County: | Shiawassee |
| Coordinates: | 42.8° North, 84.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.8° North, 84.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: 5840 B.P. |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 63402 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-08-14 07:45:35 | Last modified: | 2006-08-14 10:45:35 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-08-14 07:45:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 18196. | J. A. Holman, D. C. Fisher, and R. O. Kapp. 1986. Recent discoveries of fossil vertebrates in the lower peninsula of Michigan. Michigan Academician 18(3):431-463 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |