Yumuri River Gorge (Miocene to of Cuba)

Where: Matanzas, Cuba (21.0° N, 78.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 22.8° N, 73.1° W (Wright 2013)

• 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

• Incorporate, littoral and eolian sands

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

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Swietenia mahagoniformis n. sp., Dodonea cubensis n. sp., Rheedia silvargillacea
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Sapotaceae
Mimusops leonii, Mimusops miocenica, Bumelia retusafolia n. sp.
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrcia prerostrata n. sp., Myrcia minor n. sp., Eugenia ovatifolia n. sp.
Myrcia prerostrata n. sp. myrtle
Myrcia minor n. sp. myrtle
Eugenia ovatifolia n. sp. myrtle
 Myrtales - Combretaceae
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp.
 Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp.
Angiospermae
 Rosids - Moraceae
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp.
 Malpighiales - Clusiaceae
Calophyllum calabaformis
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp.
 Rosales -
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp.
 Rosales - Papilionaceae
Sophora matanzana n. sp., Sophora yumuriensis n. sp., Sophora maranoides n. sp.
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp.
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Zizyphus minor n. sp., Zizyphus elliptica n. sp., Reynosia latifolioides n. sp.
Zizyphus minor n. sp. buckthorn
Zizyphus elliptica n. sp. buckthorn
Reynosia latifolioides n. sp. buckthorn
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp., Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp., Inga leonii n. sp., Inga miocenica n. sp., Dalbergia hesperia n. sp.
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp. legume
Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp. peacock flower
Inga leonii n. sp. legume
Inga miocenica n. sp. legume
Dalbergia hesperia n. sp. legume
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Celastrus simplex n. sp.
Celastrus simplex n. sp. bittersweet
 Geraniales -
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp.
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Metopium prenuntium n. sp.
Metopium prenuntium n. sp. poisonwood
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Trichilia hirtaformis
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Fagara miocenica n. sp.
Fagara miocenica n. sp. citrus
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp.
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp. soapnut
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Exostema precaribaeum n. sp.
Exostema precaribaeum n. sp. coffee
 Caryophyllales - Nyctaginaceae
Pisonia longifoliaformis n. sp.
Pisonia longifoliaformis n. sp. birdcatcher tree
 Zingiberales - Musaceae
Heliconia sp.
Heliconia sp. Linnaeus 1771 lobster-claw
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Arecaceae indet.
Arecaceae indet. von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm
Polypodiopsida
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp.
Antholithus
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Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp.
Bignonia
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Bignonia zuliana