Eberlein, Mareike (2015): Tertiary flora of Saxony [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847578, Supplement to: Eberlein, M (2015): Bestimmungs- und Verbreitungsatlas der Tertiärflora Sachsens - Angiospermenblätter und Ginkgo [dissertation]. Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Umweltwissenschaften, 144 pp., urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-171947
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Abstract:
The thesis represents the first part of a reference book to the Tertiary flora of Saxony. All taxa based on leaves of angiosperms and on Ginkgo are included in this compendium. After an overview about the geological state of knowledge on the Tertiary in Saxony, phytostratigraphic concepts are introduced and a historical survey on the Tertiary paleobotanical research in Saxony is given.
All plant macrofossils published from Saxonian Tertiary until end of 2013 and their sites of discovery (primary data) were recorded. This data were supplemented by additional attributes and unified through project-based M.Sc. theses. Subsequently, taxa of fossil leaves were selected, their data evaluated and brought to a consistent state of research. Data sheets for 187 out of 235 examined taxa were established for a determination atlas. Macro- and micromorphological attributes are described in this atlas and information are given about the systematic, synonymy, palaeoecology and spatial and temporal distribution. The describing part is illustrated by images and instructive drawings. The documented data were surveyed and discussed related to their quality within the literature in the result part. A bibliography of the extensive palaeobotanical literature for plant fossils of Saxony completes the work.
The taxon and locality related data are implemented into an open source geographical information system (GIS) in order to visualize and to manage them effectively. For the first time, the results of this thesis implemented in the GIS allow the generation of distribution maps for the taxa of leaves of Tertiary angiospermes and Ginkgo in Saxony. Furthermore it enables to query topographical, geological and paleobotanical information about the fossil sites. A determination key was developed for the fossil material that allows a rough determination of the findings in the field. The compendium will be available for free use in a printed as well as in a digital version.
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Median Latitude: 51.109213 * Median Longitude: 13.312902 * South-bound Latitude: 50.446670 * West-bound Longitude: 12.313890 * North-bound Latitude: 51.488610 * East-bound Longitude: 14.963330
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Datasets listed in this publication series
- Eberlein, M (2015): Distribution of Tertiary Angiospores and Ginkgo leaves in Saxonia. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847542
- Eberlein, M (2015): Data files of the Tertiary flora distribution map of Saxony. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847577