Where: Matanzas, Cuba (21.0° N, 78.0° W: paleocoordinates 21.2° N, 75.3° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Miocene to Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: eolian; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1939. A Miocene flora from the gorge of the Yumuri River, Matanzas, Cuba. The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Geology 13:95-135 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32044: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 02.06.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Antholithus | |
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp.
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp. | |
Bignonia | |
Angiospermae | |
Fagara miocenica n. sp.
Fagara miocenica n. sp. citrus | |
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp.
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp. soapnut | |
Trichilia hirtaformis mahogany | |
Metopium prenuntium n. sp.
Metopium prenuntium n. sp. poisonwood | |
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp.
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp. | |
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp., Inga leonii n. sp., Inga miocenica n. sp., Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp., Dalbergia hesperia n. sp.
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp. legume
Inga leonii n. sp. legume
Inga miocenica n. sp. legume
Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp. legume
Dalbergia hesperia n. sp. legume | |
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp.
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp. | |
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp.
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp. | |
Zizyphus minor n. sp. buckthorn
Zizyphus elliptica n. sp. buckthorn
Reynosia latifolioides n. sp. buckthorn | |
Celastrus simplex n. sp.
Celastrus simplex n. sp. bittersweet | |
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp.
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp. spurge | |
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp.
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp. mulberry | |
Pisonia longifoliaformis n. sp.
Pisonia longifoliaformis n. sp. birdcatcher tree | |
Exostema precaribaeum n. sp.
Exostema precaribaeum n. sp. coffee | |
Heliconia sp. Linnaeus 1771 lobster-claw | |
Arecaceae indet. von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp.
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp. | |
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp.
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp. caper | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp.
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp. |