Where: Samana, Dominican Republic (19.0° N, 69.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 20.0° N, 62.2° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tertiary (66.0 - 2.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; yellow, sandy shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1921. Tertiary fossil plants from the Dominican Republic. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 59(2363):117-127 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 31231: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 24.04.2003, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
| unclassified | |
Bucida sanchezensis n. sp.
Bucida sanchezensis n. sp. | |
| Angiospermae | |
Pisonia conditi n. sp.
Pisonia conditi n. sp. birdcatcher tree | |
Guettarda cookei n. sp.
Guettarda cookei n. sp. Berry 1921 velvetseed | |
|
Poacites sp. Brongniart 1822 grass | |
| Dicotyledoneae | |
Bumelia reclinatafolia n. sp.
Bumelia reclinatafolia n. sp. | |
Melastomites domingensis n. sp.
Melastomites domingensis n. sp. | |
| Angiospermae | |
Pithecolobium samanensis n. sp.
Pithecolobium samanensis n. sp. | |
Inga sanchezensis n. sp.
Inga sanchezensis n. sp. legume | |
Sapindus hispaniolana n. sp.
Sapindus hispaniolana n. sp. soapnut | |