Cerro Abigarrado (Paleocene of Argentina)

Where: Chubut, Argentina (45.8° S, 69.0° W: paleocoordinates 48.3° S, 58.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Salamanca Formation, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, muddy shale

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: soft parts

Primary reference: S. Archangelsky. 1973. Palinología del Paleoceno de Chubut. I. Descripciones Sistemáticas. Ameghiniana 10(4):339-399 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 136508: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juliana Ceballos on 29.11.2012, edited by Carlos Jaramillo

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Confertisulcites
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Pteridopsida
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Cyathidites patagonicus Archangelsky 1972
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
  - Gleicheniaceae
Clavifera triplex Bolkhovitina 1966
Cingutriletes
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Cingutriletes australis Archangelsky 1972
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucariacites sp.1 Cookson and Couper 1953
Classopollis "sp. 1"1 Pflug 1953
Psilatricolpites
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Psilatricolpites sp. Van der Hammen and Wijmstra 1964
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Neoraistrickia sp. Potonié 1956 spikemoss
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Magnoliopsida
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Syndemicolpites petriellai n. sp. Archangelsky 1973
Polyporina romeroi n. sp. Archangelsky 1973
Haloragacidites harrisii Mildenhall and Harris 1971
Callistopollenites sp.2 Srivastava 1969
Res. 188
Psilatricolporites salamanquensis2 Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
Res. 188
Gemmatricolpites subsphaericus Archangelsky 1973
Rousea microreticulata2 Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
Res. 188
Rousea minuscula2 Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
Res. 752
Rousea patagonica n. sp. Archangelsky 1973
Retitricolporites chubutensis2 Archangelsky 1973
Res. 188, Res. 755, Res. 766
Senipites tercrassata Archangelsky 1973
Rhoipites baculatus n. sp. Archangelsky 1973
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Phyllocladidites mawsonii1 Cookson 1947 podocarp
Podocarpidites "sp. 1"1 Cookson 1947 podocarp
Podocarpidites marwickii1 Couper 1953 podocarp
Dacrydiumites florinii1 Cookson and Pike 1953 podocarp
Microcachryidites antarcticus1 Couper 1953 podocarp
Angiospermae
 Santalales -
Anacolosidites diffusa n. sp. Archangelsky 1973
 Buxales -
Tuberculatosporites parvus Archangelsky 1972
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteacidites sp. Cookson and Couper 1953
 Proteales -
Triatriopollenites bertelsii Archangelsky 1973
Triatriopollenites lateflexus Archangelsky 1973
 Gunnerales -
Tricolpites communis Archangelsky 1973
Tricolpites gillii Cookson 1957
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Longapertites sp. van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 palm
Longapertites andreisii Archangelsky 1973 palm
 Mesangiosperms - Araceae
Pandaniidites sp. Elsik 1968
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliacidites vermireticulatus2 Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
Res. 188.
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Sabalpollenites sp. Thiergart 1938
Restioniidites pascualii n. sp. Archangelsky 1973