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Merhten, Stanislaus County, California, USA

FormationMerhten
Age:10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
IntervalLate Hemphillian
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences25

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Turlock Lake FloraStanislaus County, California, USAMerhten

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Cyperus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Cyperaceae : Cyperus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Smilax sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Liliales : Smilacaceae : Smilax10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Juncus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Juncaceae : Juncus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Typha sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Typhaceae : Typha10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pinus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Arbutus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae : Arbutus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Amorpha sp.
genus
6Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Leguminosae : Amorpha10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Quercus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : Quercus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Quercus dispersa
species
7Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : Quercus : Quercus dispersa10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Persea sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Persea10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Umbellularia salicifolia
species
7Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Lauraceae : Umbellularia : Umbellularia salicifolia10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Platanus paucidentata
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanus : Platanus paucidentata10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Ceanothus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : Ceanothus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Rhamnus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : Rhamnus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Rhamnus precalifornica
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : Rhamnus : Rhamnus precalifornica10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Prunus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Prunus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Forestiera sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Lamiales : Oleaceae : Forestiera10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Populus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Salix sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Salix10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene

References

Axelrod D.I. (1980) Contributions to the Neogene Paleobotany of Central California, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 121, 3-212
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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