A number of species that are not now recognized have,
at one time or another, been referred to the various beds within the
John Day Basin. The reasons for excluding each are set forth in the
following list:
Alnus corrallina Lesq., Cret. and Tert. Fl.,
p. 243, Pl. LI, figs. 1-3, 1883. The original of fig. 1 is said by
Lesquereux to be from "John Day Valley, Oregon." This specimen is No.
1944 of the paleontological collection of the University of California,
and is from south of Mount Diablo, California, agreeing with others from
the same place, and being so marked on the back.
Betula elliptica Saporta. Lesq., Cret. and
Tert. Fl., p. 242, Pl. LI, fig. 6, 1883. Said by Lesquereux to be from
"John Day Valley, Oregon." It is No. 1760 of the paleontological
collection of the University of California, and is from south of Mount
Diablo, California.
Betula parce-dentata Lesq., Cret. and Tert.
Fl., p. 242, Pl. L, fig. 12, 1883. Said by Lesquereux to be from "John
Day Valley, Oregon." It is from south of Mount Diablo, California, and
is No. 1955 of the paleontological collection of the University of
California.
Berchemia multinervis (Al. Br.) Heer.
Lesquereux, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XI, p. 16, 1888. Not found in
the collection of the United States National Museum. Omitted for lack of
evidence.
Populus glandulifera Heer. Lesquereux, Proc.
U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XI, p. 18, 1888. A single broken example that it
is impossible to identify.
Quercus lonchitis Unger. Lesquereux, Proc. U.
S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XI, p. 22, 1888. Much broken and impossible of
identification.
Quercus fraxinifolia Lesq., op. cit., p. 22.
Discarded for same reasons as the last.
Quercus Olafseni Heer. Lesquereux, op. cit.,
p. 22. Rejected for the same reason as the last two.
Juglans Leconteana Lesq., op. cit., p. 22.
Same as the last.
Juglans denticulata Heer. Lesquereux, op.
cit., p. 22. Could not be found in the collection of the United States
National Museum.
Pteris elegans Newb., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
Vol. V, p. 503, 1883. Not recognized by its author in his Later Extinct
Floras and specimens now lost, so far as known.