Which data are collected in the Palaeoflora database

Table1. Cenozoic plant taxa (macro and micro)

For the entry of fossil taxa Palaeoflora provides the following data fields:

 

field name	description	entry
NAME	name of fossil taxon (genus species AUTHOR year)	obligatory, key field; linked with table 4.
STATUS	accepted or synonym	obligatory
TYPE	F=Fruits or Seeds, B=Leaves, H=Wood, P=Palynomorph taxon	obligatory
OCCURANCE	detailed information on localities	if present
STRATIGRAPHIC RANGE	stratigraphic range, region	obligatory
FLORAL ELEMENT	arctotertiary, paleotropic, facies	if available
LEAF TYPE	for leaf taxa only: entire, teeth, laurophylleous	if available
LEAF SIZE	for leaf taxa only: micro, noto, meso	if available
PALEOECOLOGY	vegetation type, community etc.	if available
SEDIMENTARY FACIES	browncoal, lake, river channel deposits etc.	if available
PALEOCLIMATE	qualitative description	if available
REFERENCES	literature, from which data are extracted	obligatory
NLR TAXA	nearest living relative taxa proposed in literature	obligatory (if known), linked with table 2.
REMARKS ON NLRs	extinct genus, differing opinions on NLRs etc.	if available

 

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Table 2. Nearest Living Relatives

For the entry of extant plant taxa Palaeoflora provides the following data fields:

 

field name	description	entry
NLR TAXA	name(s) of nearest living relatives (genus species)	obligatory, key field; linked with table 3.
FAMILY	A/=angiosp. B/=bryoph. G/=gymnosp. F/=filicops. L/=lycops., M/=monocot.	obligatory
DISTRIBUTION	region; ecological requirements, link to distribution map	obligatory
COMMUNITIES	phytocoenoses types (such as MMF, EBLF etc.)	if available
DISTRIBUTION	stratigraphic range, region	obligatory
CLIMATE	special remarks on climatic requirements	if available
BIOLOGY	live form (herb,shrub,tree,climber,waterplant); pollination;distribution biology	obligatory
SIZE OF PLANT	(for trees and shrubs only)	if available
LEAF TYPE	entire, teeth, laurophylleous	obligatory
LEAF SIZE	micro, noto, meso	obligatory
REFERENCIES	literature, from which data are extracted	obligatory

 

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Table 3. CLIMATE DATA of Nearest Living Relatives

For the entry of climate data Palaeoflora provides the following data fields:

 

field name	description	entry
NLR TAXA	name(s) of nearest living relatives (genus species)	obligatory, key field
MAT range	mean annual temperature range	obligatory
CMM range	mean temperature range coldest month	obligatory
WMM range	mean temperature range warmest month	obligatory
MART range	mean annual range of temperature	obligatory
MAP range	mean annual precipitation range	obligatory
MMPmin range	mean precipitation range dryest month	obligatory
MMPmax range	mean precipitation range wettest month	obligatory
MMPwm range	mean precipitation range warmest month	obligatory
MARP range	mean annual range of precipitation	obligatory
PE range	potential evaporation range	obligatory
RE range	relative humidity range	obligatory
REMARKS	quality of plant distribution map, climate data, etc.	if necessary

 

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Table 4. Floral lists

For the entry of floral lists Palaeoflora provides the following data fields:

 

field name	description	entry
NAME	name of fossil taxon (genus species AUTHOR year)	obligatory, key field
LOCALITY 1	X, cf. or ? if identification is uncertain	when occurring
LOCALITY 2	X, cf. or ? if identification is uncertain	when occurring
...........etc.	..	...........

 

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Table 5. Cenozoic localities

For the entry of Tertiary paleobotanical localities Palaeoflora provides the following data fields:

 

field name	description	entry
NAME	name of locality (cf. Table 4.)	obligatory, key field
COORDINATES	Lon. - Lat. (decimal)	obligatory
REFERENCE	full citation	obligatory
GEOGRAPHIC REGION	country, province	obligatory
REMARKS ON PALEOCLIMATE	free text	if mentioned
REMARKS ON PALEOVEGETATION TYPE	free text	if mentioned
CLIMATE DATA DERIVED BY THE COEXISTENCE APPROACH	(separated data fields for different parameters)	if available