Los Mangos 31-2585': Albian, Colombia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Retimonoporites informal monoporiticus
1 specimen
Camarazonosporites insignis
1 specimen
Inaperturapollenites (informal scabratus) informal 50um
7 specimens
Rugulatriletes informal crassorugulatus
1 specimen
Rugutriletes spp.
1 specimen
Echimonoletes informal sphericus
3 specimens
Magnoliopsida
Psilatricolporites informal innovatus
1 specimen
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Callialasporites dampieri (Balme 1957)
7 specimens
original and current combination Zonallapollenites dampieri
Angiospermae
Retimonocolpites informal amplocolpatus
1 specimen
Retimonocolpites informal monocolpatus
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Alismatales
Pennipollis reticulatus Friis et al. 2010
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Gunnerales
Tricolpites informal amplocolpatus
2 specimens
Angiospermae - Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae
Clavatipollenites hughesii Kemp 1968
2 specimens
Angiospermae
Afropollis spp.
3 specimens
Afropollis jardinus Doyle et al. 1982
2 specimens
unclassified
Psilatriletes informal betweentwentyfiveandfifty
183 specimens
Psilatriletes informal morethanfifty
3 specimens
Psilatriletes informal twentyfive
12 specimens
Pteridopsida
Clavatriletes sp. Herbst 1975
1 specimen
Echinatisporis varispinosus Srivastava 1975
1 specimen
Polypodiopsida
Verrucosisporites rotundus Singh 1964
1 specimen
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953
2 specimens
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites senonicus Ross 1949
1 specimen
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales
Appendicisporites cf. dentimarginatus Brenner 1963
1 specimen
Appendicisporites erdtmanii Pocock 1964
1 specimen
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Cicatricosisporites informal pseudodorogensis
1 specimen
Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
9 specimens
Klukisporites foveolatus Pocock 1965
1 specimen
Cycadopsida - Cycadales
Eucommiidites informal minutus
1 specimen
Eucommiidites informal psilatus
1 specimen
Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales
Equisetosporites fragilis Lima 1980
1 specimen
Ephedripites multicostatus Brenner 1963
2 specimens
unclassified
Concavissimisporites informal irregularis
1 specimen
Concavissimisporites (informal irregularis) kyrtomatus
14 specimens
Phimopollenites cf. pseudocheros Srivastava 1975
1 specimen
Phimopollenites cf. pannosus Dettmann 1974
2 specimens
Retipollenites informal fossulatusmejiatus
1 specimen
Retipollenites spp.
2 specimens
Psilatricolpites informal simplex Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Brenneripollis informal columellatus chiquis
5 specimens
Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae
Classopollis sp. Pflug 1953
1 specimen
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
11 specimens
unclassified
Striatriletes sp. Potonié 1956
1 specimen
Gabonisporites informal densobaculatus
1 specimen
Gabonisporites informal gruesobaculatus
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Colombia State/province:Huila
Coordinates: 2.6° North, 75.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.9° South, 47.4° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
Key time interval:Albian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Caballos
Local section:Caballos Local bed:788 m
Local order:top to bottom
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified sandstone
Secondary lithology:planar lamination,gray lithified "shale"
Environment:estuary/bay
Geology comments: The Caballos Formation (highest in the sequence) is predominantly sandy, interbedded with dark gray shales and thin coal laminations interpreted as accumulating in estuarine deposits ( Florez and Carrillo, 1993 ).
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:soft parts,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core,hydrochloric,hydroflouric
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:139362
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:G. Doria
Research group:paleobotany
Created:2013-02-11 12:17:19 Last modified:2013-02-10 19:17:19
Access level:the public Released:2013-02-11 12:17:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

44814. P. J. Mejia-Velazquez, D. L. Dilcher, C. A. Jaramillo, L. B. Fortini, and S. R. Manchester. 2012. Palynological composition of a Lower Cretaceous South American tropical sequence: Climatic implications and diversity comparisons with other latitudes. American Journal of Botany 99:1819-1827 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cárdenas]