Where: Trujillo, Venezuela (9.0° N, 70.0° W: paleocoordinates 6.8° N, 63.3° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tertiary to Tertiary (66.0 - 5.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; claystone and sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1921. Tertiary fossil plants from Venezuela. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 59(2388):553-579 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32005: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 30.05.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Trigonia varians clam | |
Angiospermae | |
Heliconia elegans lobster-claw | |
Sabalites sp. Saporta 1865 fan palm | |
"Anona guppyi n. sp." = Annona
"Anona guppyi n. sp." = Annona custard apple | |
Rhizophora boweni n. sp.
Rhizophora boweni n. sp. true mangrove | |
Coussapoa villosoides n. sp.
Coussapoa villosoides n. sp. nettle | |
Simaruba miocenica n. sp.
Simaruba miocenica n. sp. | |
Ficus betijoquensis n. sp.
Ficus betijoquensis n. sp. fig | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Blechnum betijoquensis n. sp.
Blechnum betijoquensis n. sp. |