Pinalerita UFP 43/90/91, Llanos Foothills, Colombia (Eocene of Colombia)

Where: Colombia (4.9° N, 73.0° W: paleocoordinates 2.4° N, 64.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: San Fernando Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; gray claystone

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

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

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 29073: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 18.03.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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? Venezuelites distinctus n. sp., Zonocostites minor
Monocolpopollenites
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Monocolpopollenites ovatus n. sp.
Monocolpopollenites ovatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Retistephanocolpites
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Retistephanocolpites sp., Retistephanocolpites fossulatus n. sp.
Retistephanocolpites sp. Leidelmeyer 1966
Retistephanocolpites fossulatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Retistephanoporites
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Retistephanoporites minutiporus n. sp.
Retistephanoporites minutiporus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Retitrescolpites
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Retitrescolpites magnus, Retitrescolpites baculatus n. sp., ? Retitrescolpites irregularis
Retitrescolpites magnus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
Retitrescolpites baculatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
? Retitrescolpites irregularis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
Psilastephanocolporites fissilis
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Psilastephanocolporites fissilis
Psilastephanocolporites
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Psilastephanocolporites brevicolpatus n. sp.
Psilastephanocolporites brevicolpatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Psilabrevitricolporites
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Psilabrevitricolporites triangularis
Psilabrevitricolporites triangularis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
Crusafontites
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Crusafontites megagemmatus n. sp.
Crusafontites megagemmatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Multiporopollenites
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Multiporopollenites pauciporatus
Multiporopollenites pauciporatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
Retibrevitricolporites
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Retibrevitricolporites grandis n. sp., Retibrevitricolporites speciosus n. sp.
Retibrevitricolporites grandis n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Retibrevitricolporites speciosus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Psilamonocolpites medius
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Psilamonocolpites medius
Psilamonocolpites medius Van der Hammen 1954
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Cyclusphaera scabrata
Verrutricolporites
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Verrutricolporites reticulatus n. sp.
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Onagraceae
Corsinipollenites undulatus
Corsinipollenites undulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001 willowherb
n. comb.
 Ericales -
Lanagiopollis crassa
Lanagiopollis crassa Frederiksen 1988
Angiospermae
 Malvales -
Echiperiporites estelae
Echiperiporites estelae Germeraad et al. 1968
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombacacidites brevis, Bombacacidites gonzalezii, Bombacacidites nacimientoensis, Bombacacidites fossureticulatus n. sp.
Bombacacidites brevis Dueñas 1980
Bombacacidites gonzalezii Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Bombacacidites fossureticulatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
 Malpighiales - Malpighiaceae
Perisyncolporites pokornyi
Perisyncolporites pokornyi Germeraad et al. 1968
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Momipites sp.
Momipites sp. Wodehouse 1933
 Gunnerales -
Tricolpites clarensis
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Echitriporites trianguliformis, Echitriporites variabilis n. sp.
Echitriporites trianguliformis van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
var. orbicularis
Echitriporites variabilis n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
 Mesangiosperms - Araceae
Proxapertites psilatus, Proxapertites operculatus
Proxapertites psilatus Sarmiento 1992
Proxapertites operculatus Van der Hammen 1956
 Poales - Poaceae
Monoporopollenites annulatus
Monoporopollenites annulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001 grass
n. comb.
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Arecipites regio, Mauritiidites franciscoi, Spinizonocolpites grandis n. sp., Longapertites sp., Longapertites proxapertitoides
Arecipites regio Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001 palm
n. comb.
Mauritiidites franciscoi van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 palm
var. minutus, var. franciscoi
Spinizonocolpites grandis n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001 palm
Longapertites sp. van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 palm
Longapertites proxapertitoides Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966 palm
var. reticuloides
Magnoliopsida
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Tetracolporites psilatus n. sp., Clavatricolpites densiclavatus n. sp., ? Echitetracolpites sp., ? Echitetracolpites tennuiexinatus n. sp., Gemmamonocolpites perfectus n. sp., Striatopollis catatumbus, Verrustephanoporites sp., Rhoipites hispidus, Rhoipites guianensis, Siltaria sp., Foveotricolporites sp., Foveotricolporites fossulatus n. sp., Jandufouria minor n. sp., Foveotriporites hammenii, ? Araliaceoipollenites sp., Horniella sp.
Tetracolporites psilatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Clavatricolpites densiclavatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Gemmamonocolpites perfectus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Striatopollis catatumbus Gonzalez-Guzman 1967
Verrustephanoporites sp. Leidelmeyer 1966
Rhoipites hispidus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
Rhoipites guianensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
Siltaria sp. Traverse 1955
Foveotricolporites fossulatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Jandufouria minor n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Foveotriporites hammenii González-Guzmán 1967
Horniella sp. Traverse 1955
Retitriporites
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Retitriporites sp.
Retitriporites sp. Ramanujam 1966
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites tibuensis
Laevigatosporites tibuensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Polypodiisporites aff. specious
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Cicatricososporites eocenicus, Cicatricosisporites dorogensis
Cicatricososporites eocenicus Jansonius and Hills 1976
Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Potonie and Gelletich 1933
Pteridopsida
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? Polypodiaceoisporites fossulatus n. sp., ? Apiculatasporites cingulatus n. sp.
? Polypodiaceoisporites fossulatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
? Apiculatasporites cingulatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Lycopsida
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Foveotriletes sp.
Foveotriletes sp. Van der Hammen and Potonié 1956
Retistephanocolporites
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Retistephanocolporites festivus
Retistephanocolporites festivus González-Guzmán 1967
Tetracolporopollenites
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Tetracolporopollenites maculosus, Tetracolporopollenites sp., Tetracolporopollenites transversalis
Tetracolporopollenites sp. Pflug and Thomson 1953
 Dinoflagellata -
Polysphaeridium subtile
Polysphaeridium subtile Davey and Williams 1966
Dinophyceae
 Gonyaulacales - Goniodomaceae
Homotryblium floripes
 Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae
Lingulodinium cf. sicula, Hystrichokolpoma sp., Cordosphaeridium inodes, Achomosphaera sp.
Hystrichokolpoma sp. Klumpp 1953
Cordosphaeridium inodes Sarjeant 1981
Achomosphaera sp. Evitt 1963