Sierra de Maraguan palynoflora, Cuban collection (Eocene of Cuba)

Where: Camaguey, Cuba (21.0° N, 77.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 22.9° N, 60.7° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Saramaguacan Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: siliciclastic sediments

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical,

Primary reference: A. Graham, D. Cozadd, A. Areces-Mallea and N. O. Frederiksen. 2000. Studies in neotropical paleobotany. XIV. A palynoflora from the Middle Eocene Saramaguacan Formation of Cuba. American Journal of Botany 87(10):1526-1539 [E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski/E. Kowalski]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 34365: authorized by Elizabeth Kowalski, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 27.08.2003

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Fern "trilete", Reticulataepollis cf. intergranulata, Retitricolporoides sp., Porocolpollenites sp., Brosipollis cf. striata, Pericolporites sp.
Striatricolpites
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Striatricolpites cataumbus
Magnoliopsida
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Retitricolporites sp., Basopollis sp.
Retitricolporites sp. Van der Hammen and Wymstra 1964
Basopollis sp. Pflug 1953
Angiospermae
 Malvales -
"Malvacipollis tschudyi" = Echiperiporites tschudyi
"Malvacipollis tschudyi" = Echiperiporites tschudyi Frederiksen 1973
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
Bombacacidites cf. tillioides, Bombacacidites sp.
Bombacacidites sp. Couper 1960
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Retimonocolpites sp.
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales -
Myrtaceidites cf. parvus
Myrtaceidites cf. parvus Cookson and Pike 1960
Angiospermae
 Caryophyllales -
Lymingtonia cf. rhetor
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Triporopollenites sp.
Triporopollenites sp. Pflug and Thomson 1953
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Arecipites sp.
Arecipites sp. Nichols et al. 1973 palm
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliacidites sp.
Liliacidites sp. Couper 1953
 Poales - Poaceae
Graminidites gramineoides
Retipollenites confusus
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Retipollenites cf. confusus
Retipollenites cf. confusus González-Guzmán 1967
Echitricolpites
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Echitricolpites sp.
Echitricolpites sp. Regali et al. 1974
Fraxinoipollenites
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Fraxinoipollenites cf. scoticus
Retibrevitricolporites
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Retibrevitricolporites sp.
Cupuliferoidaepollenites
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Cupuliferoidaepollenites liblarensis
Retitricolpites
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Retitricolpites sp.
Retitricolpites sp. Van der Hammen 1956
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites sp., Verrucatosporites usmensis
Laevigatosporites sp. Ibrahim 1933
Verrucatosporites usmensis Germeraad et al. 1968
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
cf. Pteris dentata
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Undulatisporites concavus, Lygodiumsporites adriennis
Psilodiporites
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"Psilodiporites redundantis" = Psiladiporites
"Psilodiporites redundantis" = Psiladiporites