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. | |
Bignonia | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp.
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp. caper | |
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp.
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp. | |
Angiospermae | |
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 | |
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp.
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp. mulberry | |
Trichilia hirtaformis mahogany | |
Metopium prenuntium n. sp.
Metopium prenuntium n. sp. poisonwood | |
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp.
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp. soapnut | |
Fagara miocenica n. sp.
Fagara miocenica n. sp. citrus | |
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp.
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp. | |
Celastrus simplex n. sp.
Celastrus simplex n. sp. bittersweet | |
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp.
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp. spurge | |
Reynosia latifolioides n. sp. buckthorn
Zizyphus minor n. sp. buckthorn
Zizyphus elliptica n. sp. buckthorn | |
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp.
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp. | |
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp.
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp. | |
Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp., Inga leonii n. sp., Inga miocenica n. sp., Dalbergia hesperia n. sp., Cassia yumuriensis n. sp.
Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp. legume
Inga leonii n. sp. legume
Inga miocenica n. sp. legume
Dalbergia hesperia n. sp. legume
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp. legume | |
Antholithus | |
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp.
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp. |