Belen, Punta Pariñas (Miocene to of Peru)

Where: Peru (12.1° S, 77.0° W: paleocoordinates 13.5° S, 71.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, original cellulose

Collected by Edward W. Berry

Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1929. Early Tertiary fruits and seeds from Belen, Peru. The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Geology (10)137-172 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos/J. Moreno]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 139872: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juliana Ceballos on 19.02.2013, edited by Jessica Moreno

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Magnoliopsida
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Cupanoides peruvianus
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardium peruvianum
Anacardium peruvianum Berry 1924 cashew
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Fagara piurana n. sp.
Fagara piurana n. sp. Berry 1929 citrus
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindoides peruvianus
Sapindoides peruvianus Berry 1927 soapberry
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvacarpus octoloculus n. sp.
Malvacarpus octoloculus n. sp. Berry 1929 mallow
 Malpighiales - Humiriaceae
Vantanea compressiformis n. sp.
Vantanea compressiformis n. sp. Berry 1929
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Leguminosites mucunoides, Leguminosites belensis n. sp.
Leguminosites belensis n. sp. Berry 1929 legume
 Cucurbitales - Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbites compressus n. gen. n. sp.
Cucurbites compressus n. gen. n. sp. Berry 1929
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Cissus willardi n. sp.
Cissus willardi n. sp. Berry 1929
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus sphericus n. sp.
Ficus sphericus n. sp. Berry 1929 fig
 Magnoliales - Annonaceae
Anona peruviana
Anona peruviana Berry 1927 custard apple
 Magnoliales - Myristicaceae
Virola tertiaria n. sp.
Virola tertiaria n. sp. Berry 1929 magnoliids
 Dilleniales - Dilleniaceae
Tetracera belensis n. sp.
Tetracera belensis n. sp. Berry 1929
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Psychotria eogenica n. sp.
Psychotria eogenica n. sp. Berry 1929 coffee
 Boraginales - Boraginaceae
Lithospermites glabrum n. gen. n. sp.
Lithospermites glabrum n. gen. n. sp. Berry 1929 borage
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Palmocarpon belensis n. sp., Palmocarpon cocoides n. sp., Palmocarpon bravoi
Palmocarpon belensis n. sp. Berry 1929 palm
Palmocarpon cocoides n. sp. Berry 1929 palm
Palmocarpon bravoi Berry 1927 palm
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Carpolithus olssoni, Carpolithus rutoides, Carpolithus peruvianus, Carpolithus cissiformis n. sp., Carpolithus dicellaformis n. sp., Carpolithus belensis, Carpolithus inusitatus n. sp.
Carpolithus cissiformis n. sp. Berry 1929
Carpolithus dicellaformis n. sp. Berry 1929
Carpolithus inusitatus n. sp. Berry 1929
Matayba
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Matayba belenensis n. sp.
Matayba belenensis n. sp. Berry 1929
Jatropha
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Jatropha tertiaria n. sp.
Jatropha tertiaria n. sp. Berry 1929
Saccoglottis
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Saccoglottis cipaconensis
Saccoglottis cipaconensis Berry 1924
Saccoglottis cipaconensis n. var.: Saccoglottis cipaconensis peruvianus
Uragoga
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Uragoga tertiaria n. sp.
Uragoga tertiaria n. sp. Berry 1929
Ampelocissus
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Ampelocissus bravoi