Regadera UFP 53, Catatumbo, Colombia: Early/Lower Eocene, Colombia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Retibrevitricolporites grandis n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
10 specimens
Psilamonocolpites medius microspore Van der Hammen 1954
14 specimens
Monocolpopollenites ovatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
7 specimens
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Cyclusphaera scabrata microspore
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombacacidites psilatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Bombacacidites grahamii n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
Spirosyncolpites spiralis microspore González-Guzmán 1967
11 specimens
Margocolporites vanwijhei microspore Germeraad et al. 1968
7 specimens
Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Cricotriporites macroporus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Cricotriporites guianensis microspore Leidelmeyer 1966
2 specimens
Angiospermae - Arecaceae
Mauritiidites franciscoi microspore van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
5 specimens
var. franciscoi, var. pachyexinatus
Longapertites proxapertitoides microspore Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
170 specimens
var. orbicularis, reticuloides
Angiospermae - Araceae
Proxapertites magnus microspore Müller et al. 1987
1 specimen
Magnoliopsida
Ulmoideipites krempii microspore
12 specimens
Clavatricolpites densiclavatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
7 specimens
? Albertipollenites perforatus microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
n. comb.
Ladakhipollenites sp. microspore Mathur and Jain 1980
1 specimen
Siltaria sp. microspore Traverse 1955
1 specimen
Brevitricolpites microechinatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
2 specimens
? Striatopollis tennuistriatus n. sp. microspore
2 specimens
unclassified
Microfoveolatosporis skottsbergii microspore Srivastava 1971
1 specimen
Pteridopsida
? Apiculatasporites cingulatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
3 specimens
Echinatisporis brevispinosus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
1 specimen
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites tibuensis microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
3 specimens
n. comb.
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales
Polypodiisporites echinatus n. sp. microspore Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
11 specimens
unclassified
Psilasyncolporites sp. microspore Leidelmeyer and González 1967
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Colombia
Coordinates: 7.7° North, 72.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.2° North, 61.4° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Ypresian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
*Period:Early/Lower Tertiary *Epoch:Early/Lower Eocene
Key time interval:Early/Lower Eocene
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Mirador Local bed:31.2
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: 0 level is at the base of the Mirador Fm.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Secondary lithology: mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:fluvial-deltaic indet.
Glacial or sequence phase:lowstand systems tract
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:29080
Authorizer:E. Kowalski Enterer:E. Kowalski
Modifier:E. Kowalski Research group:paleobotany
Created:2003-03-18 14:16:31 Last modified:2003-03-24 10:46:51
Access level:the public Released:2003-03-18 14:16:31
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]