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Pyramid, Washoe County, Nevada, USA

FormationPyramid
Age:16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
IntervalMiddle Miocene
Lithologysiliciclastic
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences40

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Pyramid FloraWashoe County, Nevada, USAPyramid

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Aesculus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : Aesculus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Ribes sp.
genus
6Ribes15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Abies sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Abies15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Picea sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Picea15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Pinus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Taxodium sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Taxodium15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Arbutus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae : Arbutus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Alnus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Betula sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Betula15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Ostrya sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Ostrya15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Quercus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : Quercus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Pterocarya sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : Pterocarya15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Platanus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Cercocarpus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Cercocarpus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Prunus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Prunus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Rosa sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rosa15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Acer sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : Acer15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Fraxinus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Lamiales : Oleaceae : Fraxinus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Populus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Salix sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Salix15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene

References

Axelrod D.I. (1992) The Middle Miocene Pyramid Flora of Western Nevada, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 137, 1-50
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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