Where: Zulia, Venezuela (11.0° N, 72.4° W: paleocoordinates 8.4° N, 58.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Guasare Formation, Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported
Size class: microfossils
• Other: Palynomorphs
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: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 151720: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 11.10.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Lycopsida | |
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Foveotriletes margaritae Germeraad et al. 1968 | |
| Concavisporites | |
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Concavisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 | |
| Pteridopsida | |
| Psilamonocolpites medius | |
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Psilamonocolpites medius Van der Hammen 1954 | |
| Angiospermae | |
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Ctenolophonidites lisamae Germeraad 1968 | |
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Syncolporites lisamae Van der Hammen 1954 mistletoe | |
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Echitriporites trianguliformis van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 | |
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Longapertites vaneendenburgi Geermerad et al. 1968 palm
Longapertites proxapertitoides Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966 palm
Mauritiidites franciscoi van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 palm | |
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Proxapertites sp. Van der Hammen 1956
Proxapertites operculatus Van der Hammen 1956
Proxapertites maracaiboensis Muller 1987 | |
| Gemmastephanocolpites gemmatus | |
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Gemmastephanocolpites gemmatus Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966 | |