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 | |
Bignonia | |
Antholithus | |
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp.
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp. | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp.
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp. caper | |
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp.
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp. | |
Angiospermae | |
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp.
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp. | |
Fagara miocenica n. sp.
Fagara miocenica n. sp. citrus | |
Metopium prenuntium n. sp.
Metopium prenuntium n. sp. poisonwood | |
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp.
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp. soapnut | |
Trichilia hirtaformis mahogany | |
Dalbergia hesperia n. sp., Inga leonii n. sp., Inga miocenica n. sp., Cassia yumuriensis n. sp., Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp.
Dalbergia hesperia n. sp. legume
Inga leonii n. sp. legume
Inga miocenica n. sp. legume
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp. legume
Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp. legume | |
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp.
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp. | |
Zizyphus minor n. sp. buckthorn
Zizyphus elliptica n. sp. buckthorn
Reynosia latifolioides n. sp. buckthorn | |
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp.
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp. | |
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 | |
Arecaceae indet. von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm | |
Heliconia sp. Linnaeus 1771 lobster-claw | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp.
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp. |