Where: Zulia, Venezuela (10.9° N, 72.4° W: paleocoordinates 8.4° N, 61.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Misoa Formation, Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 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 151765: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 11.10.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Pteridopsida | |
| Ginkgoopsida | |
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Ephedripites vanegensis Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966 | |
| Psilamonocolpites medius | |
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Psilamonocolpites medius Van der Hammen 1954 | |
| Retitricolpites | |
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Retitricolpites amapaensis Regali et al. 1974 | |
| Angiospermae | |
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Spinizonocolpites echinatus Muller 1968 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 cursus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966 | |