Pinalerita UFP 48, Llanos foothills, Colombia: Middle Eocene, Colombia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Incertae sedis marine palyn
1 specimen
Lycopodiopsida - Lycopodiales
Retitriletes sp. microspore Pierce 1961
2 specimens
Magnoliopsida
Tetracolporites psilatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
2 specimens
Jandufouria minor n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Foveotriporites hammenii microspore González-Guzmán 1967
3 specimens
Rhoipites guianensis microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
8 specimens
n. comb.
Striatopollis catatumbus microspore Gonzalez-Guzman 1967
3 specimens
? Echitetracolpites sp. microspore Song 1993
1 specimen
? Echitetracolpites tennuiexinatus n. sp. microspore
2 specimens
Clavatricolpites densiclavatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Onagraceae
Corsinipollenites undulatus microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
n. comb.
Angiospermae - Ericales
Lanagiopollis crassa microspore Frederiksen 1988
6 specimens
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Malpighiaceae
Perisyncolporites pokornyi microspore Germeraad et al. 1968
49 specimens
Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae
Momipites sp. microspore Wodehouse 1933
2 specimens
Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
Spirosyncolpites spiralis microspore González-Guzmán 1967
5 specimens
Angiospermae - Malvales
Echiperiporites estelae microspore Germeraad et al. 1968
10 specimens
Angiospermae - Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombacacidites nacimientoensis microspore Anderson 1960
2 specimens
Bombacacidites brevis microspore Dueñas 1980
4 specimens
Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Cricotriporites elongatoporus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Cricotriporites macroporus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
4 specimens
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Monoporopollenites annulatus microspore (Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001)
3 specimens
original and current combination Monoporites annulatus
n. comb.
Angiospermae - Arecales
Clavamonocolpites sp. microspore González-Guzmán 1967
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Arecaceae
Racemonocolpites sp. microspore González-Guzmán 1967
1 specimen
Mauritiidites franciscoi microspore van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
9 specimens
var. minutus, var. franciscoi
Longapertites proxapertitoides microspore Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
1 specimen
var. reticuloides
Angiospermae - Araceae
Proxapertites operculatus microspore Van der Hammen 1956
1 specimen
Pteridopsida
Apiculatasporites obscurus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
? Polypodiaceoisporites fossulatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
3 specimens
Echinatisporis brevispinosus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites sp. microspore Thomson and Pflug 1953
1 specimen
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites tibuensis microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
41 specimens
n. comb.
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales
Polypodiisporites aff. specious microspore
15 specimens
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Cicatricosisporites dorogensis microspore Potonie and Gelletich 1933
89 specimens
unclassified
Tuberositriletes verrucatus microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
2 specimens
Monocolpopollenites ovatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
8 specimens
? Retitrescolpites irregularis microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
2 specimens
n. comb.
Retitrescolpites baculatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
2 specimens
Retibrevitricolpites fossulatus n. sp. microspore
2 specimens
Psilastephanocolporites fissilis microspore Leidelmeyer 1966
1 specimen
Psilamonocolpites medius microspore Van der Hammen 1954
4 specimens
Retistephanoporites angelicus microspore González-Guzmán 1967
12 specimens
Foveotricolpites rugulatus n. sp. microspore
3 specimens
Retibrevitricolporites grandis n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
12 specimens
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Cyclusphaera scabrata microspore
2 specimens
unclassified
Tetracolporopollenites maculosus microspore
5 specimens
n. comb.
see common names

Geography
Country:Colombia
Coordinates: 4.9° North, 73.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.4° North, 64.5° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
*Period:Early/Lower Tertiary *Epoch:Middle Eocene
Key time interval:Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:San Fernando Local bed:775.6
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:fluvial-deltaic indet.
Glacial or sequence phase:highstand systems tract
Geology comments: Environments range from bed load channels to bay head estuarine deltas.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Spatial orientation:random
Preservation of anatomical detail:excellent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:29078
Authorizer:E. Kowalski Enterer:E. Kowalski
Modifier:E. Kowalski Research group:paleobotany
Created:2003-03-18 14:05:25 Last modified:2003-03-18 16:05:40
Access level:the public Released:2003-03-18 14:05:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
7828. C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher. 2001. Middle Paleogene palynology of Central Colombia, South America: A study of pollen and spores from tropical latitudes. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258(4-6):87-213 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/C. Jaramillo]