Where: Santander, Colombia (11.0° N, 72.0° W: paleocoordinates 10.4° N, 69.4° 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: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1936. Miocene plants from Colombia, South America. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 63(2):53-66 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32100: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 04.06.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Coussapoa sp., Hernandia tongi n. sp.
Hernandia tongi n. sp. | |
Phyllites | |
Phyllites sp. Brongniart 1822 | |
Angiospermae | |
Tapirira lanceolata cashew | |
Buettneria sp. Löfling 1758 | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Eugenia comparabilis myrtle | |
Angiospermae | |
"Anona cf. guppyi" = Annona
"Anona cf. guppyi" = Annona custard apple | |
Avicennia miocenica n. sp.
Avicennia miocenica n. sp. verbena | |
Palmophyllum sp. Conwentz 1886 palm | |
Dioscorea sp. Linnaeus 1753 yam | |
Mespilodaphne colombiana n. sp.
Mespilodaphne colombiana n. sp. laurel |