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Purple Mountain Flora 6203, Storey County, Nevada, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)39.5833,-119.367
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationNevada, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Storey County, Nevada, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Purple Mountain Flora 6203Axelrod D.I. (1995)Chloropagus"shale"13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Purple Mountain Flora 6209Axelrod D.I. (1995)Chloropagus"shale"13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Typha sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Typhaceae : Typha13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Abies sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Abies13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Larix sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Larix13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Picea sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Picea13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pinus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Glyptostrobus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Glyptostrobus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Cornus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Cornaceae : Cornus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Arbutus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae : Arbutus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Robinia californica
species
Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Leguminosae : Robinia : Robinia californica13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Alnus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Betula sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Betula13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Quercus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : Quercus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Platanus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Mahonia sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Berberidaceae : Mahonia13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Ceanothus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : Ceanothus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Rhamnus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : Rhamnus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Amelanchier sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Amelanchier13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Cercocarpus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Cercocarpus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Lyonothamnus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Lyonothamnus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Photinia (Heteromeles) sp.
subgenus
Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Photinia : Photinia (Heteromeles)13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Prunus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Prunus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Rosa sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rosa13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Acer sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : Acer13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Zelkova sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Ulmaceae : Zelkova13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Populus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Populus pliotremuloides
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus : Populus pliotremuloides13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Salix sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Salix13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Equisetum sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetum13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pteridium sp.
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Pteridium13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene

References

Axelrod D.I. (1995) The Miocene Purple Mountain Flora of Western Nevada 139, 1-62
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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