Where: Loreto, Peru (7.2° S, 75.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 3.5° S, 33.7° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: Agua Caliente Formation, Aptian to Aptian (125.0 - 100.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, argillaceous sandstone and lithified, black, argillaceous shale

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Collection methods: chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric, sieve

Primary reference: P. Mejia-Velazquez, S. R. Manchester, and C. Jaramillo. 2012. Floristic reconstruction of two Lower Cretaceous sections from Peru during the period of early angiosperm diversification and their climatic implications. 13th International Palynological Congress and 9th International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference GS02-GS006 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cardenas ]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 144302: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 03.05.2013

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