Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2023
Publication Title
Data in Brief
Volume
50
Pages
1-8
Publisher Name
Elsevier
Abstract
Phytoliths are opal silica particles formed within plant tissues. Diatoms are aquatic, single-celled photosynthetic algae with silica skeletons. Phytolith and diatom morphotypes vary depending on local environmental and climatic conditions and because their silicate structures preserve well, the study of phytolith and diatom morphotypes can be used to better understand paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental dynamics and changes. This article presents original data from an 820cm-deep stratigraphy excavated at the Hazen diatomite deposits, a high-elevation desert paleolake in the Fernley District, Northern Nevada, USA. The site has been studied for an assemblage of fossilized threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus doryssus, that reveal adaptive evolution. For this study, a total of 157 samples were extracted at 20 cm intervals covering approximately 24,500 years. After extraction, the samples were mounted on slides and viewed under 400-1000x light microscopy, enabling classification of 14 phytolith and 45 diatom morphotypes. Our data support paleoenvironmental reconstructions of the Hazen Miocene paleolake.
Recommended Citation
Cerasoni, Jacopo Niccolò; O'Toole, Megan C.; Patel, Richa; and Stuart, Yoel E.. Miocene Phytolith and Diatom Dataset from 10.3Myo Diatomite Formation, Fernley, Nevada, USA. Data in Brief, 50, : 1-8, 2023. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109519
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Copyright Statement
© The Authors, 2023.
Comments
Author Posting © The Authors, 2023. This is an open access article posted in Data in Brief, Volume 50, October 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109519