Republic Locality 8428 (Eocene to of the United States)

Where: Ferry County, Washington (48.7° N, 118.7° W: paleocoordinates 52.1° N, 106.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Tom Thumb Tuff Member (Klondike Mountain Formation), Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine

• tuff; Considerable local relief is that in many areas the lacustrine rocks grade into nonvolcanic breccias and conglomerates; generally contains lacustirne rocks, and the middle and upper parts contain flows and coarse pyroclastic deposits

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: J. A. Wolfe and W. Wehr. 1987. Middle Eocene Dicotyledonous Plants from Republic, Northeastern Washington. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1597:1-25+ [H. Sims/S. Ostrowski/K. Volkman]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 11537: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Summer Ostrowski on 20.08.2001, edited by Karl Volkman

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Angiospermae
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Tilia johnsoni n. sp. Wolfe and Wehr 1987 linden
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
"Acer" arcticum Heer 1877 maple
Heer
Bohlenia americana soapberry
(Brown) Wolfe and Wehr - n. comb.
Koelreuteria arnoldi golden rain tree
Becker
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Barghoornia oblongifolia n. sp. Wolfe and Wehr 1987
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus malloryi n. sp. Wolfe and Wehr 1987 sumac
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Photinia pageae n. sp. Wolfe and Wehr 1987 rose
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Comptonia columbiana Dawson 1890
Dawson
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus parvifolia Berry 1926 alder
(Berry) Wolfe and Wehr - n. comb.
Betula leopoldae n. sp. Wolfe and Wehr 1987 birch
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagopsis undulata Knowlton 1899
(Knowlton) Wolfe and Wehr - n. comb.
Dicotyledoneae
 Parietales - Ternstroemiaceae
Angiospermae
 Eudicots -
Republica hickeyi n. gen. n. sp.
Republica hickeyi n. gen. n. sp. Wolfe and Wehr 1987
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Langeria magnifica n. gen. n. sp. Wolfe and Wehr 1987
Macginitiea gracilis Wolfe and Wehr 1987
(Lesquereux) Wolfe and Wehr - n. comb.
 Saxifragales - Iteaceae
Itea sp. Linnaeus 1753 sweetspire
 Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum obtritum Dawson 1890 katsura
(Dawson) Wolfe and Wehr - n. comb.
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornus sp. Linnaeus 1753 dogwood
 Cornales - Nyssaceae
Tsukada davidiifolia n. gen. n. sp.
Tsukada davidiifolia n. gen. n. sp. Wolfe and Wehr 1987
 Santalales - Schoepfiaceae
Schoepfia republicensis Berry 1929
(LaMotte) Wolfe and Wehr - n. comb.
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Phoebe sp. Nees 1836 laurel
Sassafras hesperia sassafras
Berry
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae