Berga bei Sangershausen (Bezirk Halle) (Pliocene of Germany)

Where: Thuringia, Germany (51.5° N, 11.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.5° N, 11.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• 10 meter clay-silt sequence in road cut

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified claystone and unlithified siltstone

• Clay or siltstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: adpression, original carbon

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, sieve,

Primary reference: D. H. Mai and H. Walther. 1988. Die pliozaenen Floren von Thueringen, Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Quartaerpalaeontologie 7:55-297 [B. Tiffney/J. Bean/J. Bean]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22778: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 25.06.2002, edited by Gerlinde Smith

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Aves
 Passeriformes - Prunellidae
Gratiola officinalis
  -
Gratiola officinalis Linnaeus 1753 hedge hyssop
Minuartia
  -
Proserpinaca
  -
Salvia officinalis
  -
Salvia cf. officinalis Linnaeus 1753 sage
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
 Myrtales - Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris water-purslane
 Ericales - Styracaceae
 Ericales - Theaceae
cf. Actinidia sp. Chandler 1926 tea
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Kalmia minutula n. sp. lambkill
 Ericales - Primulaceae
Angiospermae
 Vitales - Vitaceae
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Aesculus sp. Linnaeus 1753 soapberry
Acer berganum n. sp. maple
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
aff. campestre, hyrcanum
"Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum Sternberg 1825 maple
ssp. lusaticum (n. ssp)
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urtica dioica Linnaeus 1753 nettle
 Rosales - Pomaceae
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Rosa bergaensis n. sp. rose
Rubus idaeus bramble
Rubus fruticosus Linnaeus 1753 bramble
Potentilla erecta cinquefoil
Potentilla supina cinquefoil
Cotoneaster gailensis rose
nov. comb.
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
 Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum calycinoides n. sp. St John's wort
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix varians Göppert 1852 willow
Populus cf. tremula Linnaeus 1753 poplar
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Quercus pseudocastanea Göppert 1853 oak
 Fagales - Betulaceae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
 Rosids - Moraceae
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
  -
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
 Typhales - Commelinidae
 Alismales - Alismaceae
Alisma ovatum water-plantain
 Arales - Lemnaceae
 Proteales - Platanaceae
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
 Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Rumex acetosella Linnaeus 1753 dock
 Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium album Linnaeus 1753 goosefoot
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Gypsophila semisphaerica n. sp. carnation
 Cornales - Cornaceae
 Apiales - Araliaceae
Hedera helix Linnaeus 1753 ivy
Aralia szaferi n. sp. spikenard
 Apiales -
 Asterales - Asteraceae
 Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
 Dipsacales - Valerianaceae
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Weigela szaferi honeysuckle
Weigela thuringiaca n. sp. honeysuckle
Viburnum hercynicum n. sp. honeysuckle
 Solanales - Solanaceae
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
 Ranunculales - Berberidaceae
Mahonia staphyleaeforme n. sp. barberry
 Mesangiosperms - Araceae
 Poales - Typhaceae
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Scirpus isolepioides n. sp. sedge
Schoenoplectus isolepioides
Scirpus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1753 sedge
Cladium mapanoides n. sp. sedge
Carex carpophora n. sp. sedge
Carex helmensis n. sp. sedge
 Laurales - Lauraceae
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar luteum water lily
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824 cypress
Glyptostrobus brevisiliquata Chinese swamp cypress
Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress
Sequoia abietina coast redwood
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Polypodiopsida
  - Osmundaceae
Osmunda heerii Gaudin 1908
Lycopus europaeus
  -
Lycopus europaeus Linnaeus 1753 gypsywort
 Charales - Characeae
Tectochara meriani Braun 1850