 Among the middle Miocene Sarmatian palynoflora from the Lavanttal Basin, Austria, researchers have recognized "Parrotia" fossil pollen.The sediment containing it had accumulated in a lowland wetland environment with various vegetation units of mixed evergreen/deciduous broadleaved/conifer forests surrounding the wetland basin.Key relatives of the fossil taxa found with "Parrotia" are presently confined to humid warm temperate environments, suggesting a subtropical climate during the middle Miocene in Austria.