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 | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp.
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp. | |
Antholithus | |
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp.
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp. | |
Angiospermae | |
Arecaceae indet. von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm | |
Heliconia sp. Linnaeus 1771 lobster-claw | |
Pisonia longifoliaformis n. sp.
Pisonia longifoliaformis n. sp. birdcatcher tree | |
Exostema precaribaeum n. sp.
Exostema precaribaeum n. sp. coffee | |
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp.
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp. mulberry | |
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp.
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp. spurge | |
Celastrus simplex n. sp.
Celastrus simplex n. sp. bittersweet | |
Zizyphus minor n. sp. buckthorn
Zizyphus elliptica n. sp. buckthorn
Reynosia latifolioides n. sp. buckthorn | |
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp.
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp. | |
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp.
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp. | |
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp., Inga leonii n. sp., Inga miocenica n. sp., Dalbergia hesperia n. sp., Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp.
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp. legume
Inga leonii n. sp. legume
Inga miocenica n. sp. legume
Dalbergia hesperia n. sp. legume
Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp. legume | |
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp.
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp. | |
Trichilia hirtaformis mahogany | |
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp.
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp. soapnut | |
Metopium prenuntium n. sp.
Metopium prenuntium n. sp. poisonwood | |
Fagara miocenica n. sp.
Fagara miocenica n. sp. citrus | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp.
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp. caper | |
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp.
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp. | |
Bignonia | |