SS 2153 (Paleocene of Venezuela)

Where: Zulia, Venezuela (10.9° N, 72.4° W: paleocoordinates 8.3° N, 59.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mirador Formation, Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric,

Primary reference: V. Rull. 1999. Palaeofloristic and palaeovegetational changes across the Paleocene/Eocene boundary in northern South America. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 107:83-95 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 151761: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 11.10.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Striatricolpites
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Striatricolpites catatumbus González-Guzmán 1967
Psilamonocolpites medius
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Psilamonocolpites medius Van der Hammen 1954
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales -
Ephedripites vanegensis Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
Dicotyledoneae
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Stephanocolpites costatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
Angiospermae
 Santalales - Loranthaceae
Syncolporites lisamae Van der Hammen 1954 mistletoe
 Proteales -
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Echitriporites trianguliformis van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
 Solanales - Convolvulaceae
Perfotricolpites digitatus González-Guzmán 1967 bindweed
 Mesangiosperms - Araceae
Proxapertites operculatus Van der Hammen 1956
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Mauritiidites franciscoi van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964 palm
 Malpighiales -
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombacacidites annae Germeraad 1968
Pteridopsida
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