Northeastern Peru (Cretaceous to of Peru)

Also known as Northeatern Peru (Vivian Formation)

Where: Peru (7.0° S, 75.0° W: paleocoordinates 9.3° S, 57.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Vivian Formation, Campanian to Campanian (83.6 - 66.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial; siltstone

• Specimens recovered from an argillaceous siltstone containing carbonaceous partings from the Vivian.

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: W. C. Elsik. 1967. New sporomorph genera from the Upper Cretaceous of Peru. Pollen et Spores 8(3):553-564 [R. Lupia/T. Naeher/T. Naeher]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34048: authorized by Rick Lupia, entered by Tiffany Naeher on 13.08.2003

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Taxonomic list

Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Cyclusphaera euribei n. gen. n. sp.
Cyclusphaera euribei n. gen. n. sp. Elsik 1966
holotype #42313
Hepaticae
  -
cf. Zlivisporis sp. Pacltová 1964 liverwort
Thecaspora spinosa
  -
Thecaspora spinosa n. gen. n. sp.
Thecaspora spinosa n. gen. n. sp. Elsik 1966
holotype #42316
Caudaspora verrucata
  -
Caudaspora verrucata n. sp. Elsik 1966
holotype #42312
Caudaspora spinosa
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Caudaspora spinosa n. gen. n. sp.
Caudaspora spinosa n. gen. n. sp. Elsik 1966
holotype #42307