Where: Zulia, Venezuela (11.0° N, 72.4° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 9.2° N, 52.7° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Mirador Formation, Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin
Collection methods: core, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric
Primary reference: V. Rull. 1999. Palaeofloristic and palaeovegetational changes across the Paleocene/Eocene boundary in northern South America. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 107:83-95 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 150340: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Jessica Moreno on 06.09.2013, edited by Patricio Santamarina
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
| Pteridopsida | |
| Concavisporites | |
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Concavisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 | |
| Lycopsida | |
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Foveotriletes margaritae Germeraad et al. 1968 | |
| Psilamonocolpites medius | |
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Psilamonocolpites medius Van der Hammen 1954 | |
| Magnoliopsida | |
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Psilatricolporites sp. Pierce 1961 | |
| Angiospermae | |
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Mauritiidites franciscoi van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 palm
Longapertites proxapertitoides Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966 palm
Longapertites vaneendenburgi Geermerad et al. 1968 palm | |
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Proxapertites sp. Van der Hammen 1956
Proxapertites cursus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
Proxapertites operculatus Van der Hammen 1956 | |
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Syncolporites lisamae Van der Hammen 1954 mistletoe | |
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Retidiporites botulus Leidelmeyer 1966 | |
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Echitriporites trianguliformis van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 | |
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Bombacacidites annae Germeraad 1968 | |
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Ctenolophonidites lisamae Germeraad 1968 | |