Table 2.
Raw palynomorph counts
| USNM 40069-1 | USNM40070-BB-7 | USNM40071-24CP1-2 | USNM40071-41-1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycopodiopsida | ||||
| Cadiospora magna | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Equisetidae | ||||
| Calamitales | ||||
| Calamospora breviradiata | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sphenophyllales | ||||
| Laevigatosporites minor | 4 | 22 | ||
| Laevigatosporites medius | 6 | |||
| Columinisporites ovalis | 104 | 7 | 16 | 148 |
| Marattiidae | ||||
| Cyclogranisporites aureus | 15 | |||
| Cyclogranisporites minutus | 12 | |||
| Cyclogranisporites sp. cf. C. orbicularis | 1 | 1 | ||
| Laevigatosporites globosus | 1 | |||
| Punctatisporites aerarius | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Punctatisporites/Punctatosporites minutus complex | 2 | 24 | 12 | |
| Punctatisporites obliquus | 9 | |||
| Punctatisporites sp. | 4 | |||
| Thymospora sp. | 5 | |||
| Polypodiidae | ||||
| Convolutispora florida | * | |||
| Triquitrites sp. | 1 | |||
| Spores incertae sedis | ||||
| Dictyotriletes sp. 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Knoxisporites sp. cf. K. ruhlandii | 80 | |||
| Seed plants | ||||
| Cordaitales | ||||
| Florinites mediapudens | 1 | |||
| Florinites sp. | 1 | 4 | ||
| Pinidae | ||||
| Potonieisporites species complex | 65 | 25 | 33 | 27 |
| cf. Nuskoisporites | 6 | |||
| “Seed ferns” | ||||
| Paravesicaspora splendens | 8 | 1 | ||
| Schopfipollenites ellipsoides | * | |||
| Vesicaspora sp. cf. V. wilsonii | 17 | 66 | 40 | 45 |
| Vesicaspora sp. ‘rotundus’ | 3 | |||
| Wilsonites sp. | 6 | |||
| Seed plants incertae sedis | ||||
| Colatisporites decorus | 25 | 4 | 136 | 21 |
| Costatascyclus crenatus | 1 | |||
| Illinites unicus | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Non-taeniate saccates | ||||
| Alisporites plicatus | 10 | 2 | ||
| Klausipollenites staplinii | 1 | |||
| Platysaccus sp. cf. P. saarensis | 40 | 2 | ||
| Pityosporites communis | 2 | |||
| ISahnisporites | 10 | |||
| Tinnulisporites sp. cf. T. microsaccus | 1 | |||
| Taeniates | ||||
| Hamiapollenites sp. cf. H. bullaeformis | 1 | 2 | ||
| Hamiapollenites perisporites | 1 | 4 | ||
| Stiatoabieites richteri | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Vittatina lata | 1 | |||
| Vittatina indet. | 1 | |||
| Incertae sedis (?spore) | ||||
| Leioaletes sp. | 35 | |||
| Total number of specimens | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Botryococcus | Present | |||
| Total number of species | 20 | 22 | 16 | 17 |
Raw counts from each sample
*
Indicates taxa present in sample but not in 300-grain count. Botryococcus was not included in count, but was marked as present