Site 9726, Nabon Basin: Middle Miocene, Ecuador
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Gouania informal andica leaf
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Machaerium informal nabonense leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Coussapoa informal namarinia leaf
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Magnoliopsida
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Magnoliopsida informal N9 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N9, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N14 leaf
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N14, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N17 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N17, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N29 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N29, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N31 leaf
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N31, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N34 leaf
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N34, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N43 leaf
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N43, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N46 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N46, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N48 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N48, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N52 leaf
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N52, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N54 leaf
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N54, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N59 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N59, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N63 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N63, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N65 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N65, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N77 leaf
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N77, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliopsida informal N78 leaf
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N78, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Laurales
- Lauraceae
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aff. Nectandra sp. leaf
Bergius 1767
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N16, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Gentianales
- Rubiaceae
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? Rubiaceae indet. leaf
Jussieu 1789
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N22, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Moraceae
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? Moraceae indet. leaf
Link 1835
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N35, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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? Pseudolmedia sp. leaf
Trécul 1847
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N15, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Rosaceae
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Rubus sp. leaf
Linnaeus 1753
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N13, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fabales
- Fabaceae
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? Inga sp. leaf
Scopoli 1777
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morphotype N40, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Myrtales
- Melastomataceae
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Melastomataceae indet. leaf
de Jussieu 1789
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Morphotype N70, see appendices B-D of ref 8374 for more info. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Ecuador | State/province: | Azuay |
| Coordinates: | 3.4° South, 79.1° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 4.1° South, 76.2° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | unpublished field data | ||
| Altitude: | 2370 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| *Period: | Middle Tertiary - Late/Upper Tertiary | *Epoch: | Middle Miocene |
| Key time interval: | Middle Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 15.98000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified claystone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Environment: | "floodplain" | Tectonic setting: | intermontane basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,mold/impression,original carbon |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Knock Out Knob | ||
| Database number: | 31038 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Kowalski | Enterer: | E. Kowalski |
| Modifier: | E. Kowalski | Research group: | paleobotany |
| Created: | 2003-04-07 15:49:45 | Last modified: | 2003-07-18 18:05:03 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2006-04-07 15:49:45 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 8374. | E. A. Kowalski. 2001. Middle to late Miocene environments of southern Ecuador: temperature, elevation and fossil plants of the Nabon Basin. Ph.D. Dissertation, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan 1-437 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski] |