Punta Viracho (Pleistocene of Argentina)

Where: Entre Ríos, Argentina (31.3° S, 58.0° W: paleocoordinates 31.3° S, 58.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: El Palmar Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithified, medium-grained, coarse, green, red, sandy sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: permineralized, original cellulose

Collected in 1990-1993

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: M. Brea. 1998. Ulminium mucilaginosum n. sp. y Ulminium artabeae n. sp., dos leños fósiles de Lauraceae en la Formación El Palmar, provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina. Ameghiniana 35(2):193-204 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos/A. Cardenas ]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 138862: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juliana Ceballos on 30.01.2013

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Taxonomic list

Angiospermae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Ulminium mucilaginosum Brea 1998 laurel