Forest Sand and Clay Trinidad, Johns Hopkins U. (Miocene to of Trinidad and Tobago)

Where: Trinidad and Tobago (10.0° N, 61.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 10.3° N, 57.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone and sandy claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: mechanical,

Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1925. The Tertiary flora of the island of Trinidad, B. W. I. The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Geology 6:71-161 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34145: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 20.08.2003

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Brosimum miocenicum, Echites ettinghauseni n. sp.
Costus
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? Costus incertus n. sp.
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Combretaceae
Terminalia trinitense n. sp.
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Eugenia comparabilis n. sp.
Eugenia comparabilis n. sp. myrtle
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Mimusops miocenica n. sp., Sideroxylon mastichodendroides n. sp., Bumelia trinitense n. sp.
Angiospermae
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Palmocarpon bactrioides, Palmophyllum sp.
Palmophyllum sp. Conwentz 1886 palm
 Zingiberales - Musaceae
Heliconia elegans
Heliconia elegans lobster-claw
 Mesangiosperms - Araceae
Caladiosoma miocenica
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Nectandra kugleri n. sp., Nectandra silvarenaria n. sp., Persea preamericana n. sp.
Nectandra kugleri n. sp. laurel
Nectandra silvarenaria n. sp. laurel
Persea preamericana n. sp. laurel
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Cedrela preodorata n. sp., ? Cedrela tertiaria n. sp.
Cedrela preodorata n. sp. mahogany
? Cedrela tertiaria n. sp. mahogany
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Fagara miocenica n. sp.
Fagara miocenica n. sp. citrus
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardites americanus n. sp., Anacardites spondiaeformis n. sp., Tapirira trinitiana n. sp.
Tapirira trinitiana n. sp. cashew
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombax prebarrigon n. sp.
Bombax prebarrigon n. sp. cotton tree
 Malpighiales - Clusiaceae
Calophyllum calabaformis n. sp.
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Cassia kugleri n. sp., Inga kugleri n. sp., Leguminosites trinitensis n. sp.
Cassia kugleri n. sp. legume
Inga kugleri n. sp. legume
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Colubrina miocenica n. sp., Rhamnidium miocenicum n. sp.
Colubrina miocenica n. sp. buckthorn
Rhamnidium miocenicum n. sp. buckthorn
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Pithecolobium tenuifolium
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus porcellanaria
 Piperales - Piperaceae
Piperites cf. cordatus