Where: Matanzas, Cuba (21.0° N, 78.0° W: paleocoordinates 21.2° N, 75.3° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Miocene to Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: eolian; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1939. A Miocene flora from the gorge of the Yumuri River, Matanzas, Cuba. The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Geology 13:95-135 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32044: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 02.06.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Polypodiopsida | |
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp.
Gleichenia pectinataforma n. sp. | |
unclassified | |
Antholithus | |
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp.
Antholithus heimiaformis n. sp. | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp.
Laguncularia racemosafolia n. sp. | |
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp.
Capparis prejamaicensis n. sp. caper | |
Angiospermae | |
Exostema precaribaeum n. sp.
Exostema precaribaeum n. sp. coffee | |
Pisonia longifoliaformis n. sp.
Pisonia longifoliaformis n. sp. birdcatcher tree | |
Arecaceae indet. von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm | |
Heliconia sp. Linnaeus 1771 lobster-claw | |
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp.
? Pseudolmedia spuriaformis n. sp. mulberry | |
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp.
Caesalpinites incertus n. sp. | |
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp.
Pithecolobium yumuriensis n. sp. | |
Reynosia latifolioides n. sp. buckthorn
Zizyphus minor n. sp. buckthorn
Zizyphus elliptica n. sp. buckthorn | |
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp.
Drypetes laterifloraforma n. sp. spurge | |
Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp., Dalbergia hesperia n. sp., Inga leonii n. sp., Inga miocenica n. sp., Cassia yumuriensis n. sp.
Caesalpinia prebahamensis n. sp. legume
Dalbergia hesperia n. sp. legume
Inga leonii n. sp. legume
Inga miocenica n. sp. legume
Cassia yumuriensis n. sp. legume | |
Celastrus simplex n. sp.
Celastrus simplex n. sp. bittersweet | |
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp.
Simaruba glaucaformis n. sp. | |
Trichilia hirtaformis mahogany | |
Fagara miocenica n. sp.
Fagara miocenica n. sp. citrus | |
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp.
Sapindus presaponaria n. sp. soapnut | |
Metopium prenuntium n. sp.
Metopium prenuntium n. sp. poisonwood | |
Bignonia | |