Porcellenite, Trinidad, Johns Hopkins collections (Miocene to of Trinidad and Tobago)
Where: Trinidad and Tobago (10.0° N, 61.0° W: paleocoordinates 9.8° N, 58.6° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1925. The Tertiary flora of the island of Trinidad, B. W. I. The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Geology 6:71-161 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 34148: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 20.08.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| unclassified | |
| Angiospermae | |
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Palmocarpon fusiforme n. sp. palm
Palmophyllum sp. Conwentz 1886 palm | |
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Heliconia elegans lobster-claw | |
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Nectandra curvatifolia laurel
Persea macrophylloides laurel | |
Trichilia hirtaformis n. sp., ? Cedrela tertiaria n. sp.
Trichilia hirtaformis n. sp. mahogany
? Cedrela tertiaria n. sp. mahogany | |
Cassia longifolia, Cassia leptocarpoides n. sp., Cassia zuliana n. sp., Cassia sipariensis, Canavalia miocenica n. sp.
Cassia longifolia legume
Cassia leptocarpoides n. sp. legume
Cassia zuliana n. sp. legume
Cassia sipariensis legume
Canavalia miocenica n. sp. jack-beans | |
Maytenus trinitense n. sp.
Maytenus trinitense n. sp. bittersweet | |
| Dicotyledoneae | |
Combretum incertum n. sp.
Combretum incertum n. sp. bushwillow | |
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Eugenia comparabilis myrtle | |
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Lecythidoanthus kugleri Berry 1924 | |
Mimusops anomala n. sp.
Mimusops anomala n. sp. | |
| Plumeria | |
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Plumeria alia frangipani | |