Uribe UFP 86, Magdalena Valley, Colombia (Eocene of Colombia)

Where: Colombia (7.3° N, 73.3° W: paleocoordinates 4.8° N, 64.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: La Paz Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• 0 level is at the base of the La Paz Fm.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; siliciclastic sediments

• Environments range from braided/chute bed-load channels to suspended-load channels.

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 29158: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 24.03.2003, edited by Carlos Jaramillo

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Retitriporites
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Retitriporites poricostatus n. sp.
Retitriporites poricostatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Retistephanoporites
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Retistephanoporites sp.
Retistephanoporites sp. González-Guzmán 1967
Monocolpopollenites
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Monocolpopollenites ovatus n. sp.
Monocolpopollenites ovatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Cyclusphaera scabrata
Magnoliopsida
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Periretisyncolpites giganteus, Duplotriporites ariani, Brevitricolpites microechinatus n. sp., Foveotriporites hammenii
Periretisyncolpites giganteus Kieser and Jan du Chene 1979
Duplotriporites ariani Sarmiento 1992
Brevitricolpites microechinatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Foveotriporites hammenii González-Guzmán 1967
Angiospermae
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Spinizonocolpites cf. baculatus, Racemonocolpites facilis
Racemonocolpites facilis González-Guzmán 1967 palm
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Spirosyncolpites spiralis
Spirosyncolpites spiralis González-Guzmán 1967 legume
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombacacidites psilatus n. sp.
Bombacacidites psilatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Tuberositriletes
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Tuberositriletes verrucatus n. sp.
Tuberositriletes verrucatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites tibuensis
Laevigatosporites tibuensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
n. comb.
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Polypodiisporites sp., Polypodiisporites aff. inangahuensis
Polypodiisporites sp. Potonié 1931
Polypodiisporites aff. inangahuensis Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
Pteridopsida
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Apiculatasporites obscurus n. sp., ? Polypodiaceoisporites fossulatus n. sp., Pteridacidites sp.
Apiculatasporites obscurus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
? Polypodiaceoisporites fossulatus n. sp. Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Tetracolporopollenites
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Tetracolporopollenites maculosus