TABLE 1. All taxa/morphotypes reported from the Puryear locality, western Tennessee, USA. The table also lists each taxon/morphotype’s organ type, proposed modern affinity, and its figure numbers in this paper and in Wang et al. (2013; Warman locality, western Tennessee) and in Blanchard et al. (2016; Bovay and Bolden localities, northern Mississippi). “+” indicates a taxon/morphotype is present at a locality. Available as zipped download.
TABLE 2. Suggested sequence of deposition of clay pits in western Tennessee (Modified from Potter and Dilcher, 1980).
Youngest |
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Breedhive pit New Puryear pit Spinks pit Foundry Hill pits Puryear pit |
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All very close in age |
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Rushing pit Lawrence pit and Atkins pit Miller pit Grable pit |
Buchanan pit Martin pit Cottage Grove pits |
Hayes pit Carauthers pit Liberty Church pits Rancho pit Young pit Warman pit Gleason area pits |
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Oldest |
TABLE 3. Major characters of Claiborne Fagaceae Fruit Types 1 to 6 and Catahoulea grahamii. All dimensions are in millimeters. “?” indicates that a measurement is not available, or a character is not observed. Available as zipped download.
TABLE 4. Comparison of characters of Claiborne floral types. All dimensions are in millimeters (mm). “?” indicates that a measurement is not available, or a character is not observed. Available as zipped download.
TABLE 5. Comparison of major characters of the Claiborne infructescence types. All dimensions are in millimeters (mm). “?” indicates that a measurement is not available or a character is not observed. Available as zipped download.