Site 8684 (D. C. 4) Samana ( of Dominican Republic)

Where: Samana, Dominican Republic (19.0° N, 69.0° W: paleocoordinates 17.8° N, 68.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tertiary (66.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; yellow, sandy shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1921. Tertiary fossil plants from the Dominican Republic. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 59(2363):117-127 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31231: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 24.04.2003, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Bucida sanchezensis n. sp.
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Melastomataceae
Melastomites domingensis n. sp.
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Bumelia reclinatafolia n. sp.
Angiospermae
 Caryophyllales - Nyctaginaceae
Pisonia conditi n. sp.
Pisonia conditi n. sp. birdcatcher tree
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Guettarda cookei n. sp.
Guettarda cookei n. sp. Berry 1921 velvetseed
 Poales - Poaceae
Poacites sp.
Poacites sp. Brongniart 1822 grass
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindus hispaniolana n. sp.
Sapindus hispaniolana n. sp. soapnut
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Pithecolobium samanensis n. sp.
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Inga sanchezensis n. sp.
Inga sanchezensis n. sp. legume