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