Where: Washoe County, Nevada (39.5° N, 120.0° W: paleocoordinates 39.7° N, 119.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Coal Valley Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, original carbon
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: D. I. Axelrod. 1958. The Pliocene Verdi flora of western Nevada. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 34(2):91-159 [B. Tiffney/J. Fosdick/J. Cassara]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35908: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Julia Fosdick on 09.01.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chara verdiana n. sp.
Chara verdiana n. sp. Axelrod 1958 stonewort | |
Angiospermae | |
Ribes galeana n. sp.
Ribes galeana n. sp. Axelrod 1958 currant | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Arctostaphylos verdiana n. sp.
Arctostaphylos verdiana n. sp. Axelrod 1958 heather | |
Angiospermae | |
Salix truckeana, Salix boisiensis, Populus pliotremuloides, Populus alexanderi, Populus subwashoensis
Salix truckeana Chaney 1944 willow
Salix boisiensis Smith 1941 willow
Populus pliotremuloides Axelrod 1937 poplar
Populus alexanderi Dorf 1930 poplar
Populus subwashoensis Axelrod 1956 poplar | |
Quercus wislizenoides Axelrod 1944 oak
Quercus prelobata Condit 1944 oak
Quercus renoana n. sp. Axelrod 1958 oak | |
Ceanothus precuneatus Axelrod 1939 ceanothus | |
Prunus moragensis Axelrod 1944 plum | |
Nymphaeites nevadensis Brown 1938 water lily | |
Pinopsida | |
Pinus florissanti Lesquereux 1883 pine
Abies concoloroides Brown 1940 fir |