Pinalerita UFP 6, Llanos Foothills, Colombia (Paleocene of Colombia)

Where: Colombia (4.9° N, 73.0° W: paleocoordinates 2.4° N, 60.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Arcillas de el Limbo Formation, Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; mudstone and siliciclastic

• Environments range from bed-load channels to bay-head estuarine deltas

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher. 2001. Middle Paleogene palynology of Central Colombia, South America: A study of pollen and spores from tropical latitudes. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258(4-6):87-213 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 28433: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 13.02.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Psilabrevitricolporites simpliformis
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Psilabrevitricolporites simpliformis
Psilamonocolpites grandis
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Psilamonocolpites grandis
Psilamonocolpites grandis Van der Hammen 1954
Psilamonocolpites medius
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Psilamonocolpites medius
Psilamonocolpites medius Van der Hammen 1954
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Onagraceae
Corsinipollenites undulatus
Corsinipollenites undulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001 willowherb
n. comb.
Angiospermae
 Malvales -
Echiperiporites sp.
Echiperiporites sp. Anzotegui and Cuadrado 1996
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombacacidites annae
Bombacacidites annae Germeraad 1968
 Malvales -
Crototricolpites protoannemariae n. sp.
Crototricolpites protoannemariae n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Momipites africanus
Momipites africanus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
 Gunnerales -
Tricolpites protoclarensis n. sp.
Tricolpites protoclarensis n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
 Mesangiosperms - Araceae
Proxapertites magnus, Proxapertites humbertoides, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites operculatus
Proxapertites magnus Müller et al. 1987
Proxapertites humbertoides Van der Hammen 1954
Proxapertites cursus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
Proxapertites operculatus Van der Hammen 1956
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Arecipites regio, Mauritiidites franciscoi, Spinizonocolpites breviechinatus n. sp.
Arecipites regio Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001 palm
n. comb.
Mauritiidites franciscoi van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 palm
var. franciscoi
Spinizonocolpites breviechinatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001 palm
Magnoliopsida
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Curvimonocolpites inornatus, Striatricolporites digitatus n. sp.
Curvimonocolpites inornatus Leidelmeyer 1966
Striatricolporites digitatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites sp., Laevigatosporites tibuensis
Laevigatosporites sp. Ibrahim 1933
Laevigatosporites tibuensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Polypodiisporites sp.
Polypodiisporites sp. Potonié 1931
Tetracolporopollenites
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Tetracolporopollenites spongiosus n. sp.
Tetracolporopollenites spongiosus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001