Rhoipites sp.

Ramírez-Arriaga, Elia, Prámparo, Mercedes B. & Martínez-Hernández, Enrique, 2014, Angiosperm pollen grains from the Cuayuca Formation (Late Eocene to Early Oligocene), Puebla, Mexico, Palaeontologia Electronica 102 (8), pp. 1-38 : 13

Rhoipites sp.

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Material. Samples Pb-9334 and Pb-8890, Palynology Laboratory, IGLUNAM.

Description. Monad pollen, isopolar, radiosymmetric, subprolate. Tricolporate, endoaperture lalongate 12x3 µm. Exine semitectate, columellate, 1 µm thick, reticulate, homobrochate.

Dimensions. Equatorial diameter 22 µm, polar diameter 27 µm, one specimen measured.

Comparisons. The Rhoipites sp. is distinguished by its homobrochate reticulum instead of the heterobrochate reticulum very evident in Rhoipites latus and R. subprolatus from the Eocene of Alabama, U.S.A. ( Frederiksen, 1980a). A comparable form has been illustrated by Quattrochio et al. (2000) from the Paleogene of Argentina.

Other occurrences. Rhoipites has a worldwide distribution since Late Cretaceous. There are no previous records of this taxon in Mexico.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Angiosperm pollen grains from the Cuayuca Formation. 1, Corsinipollenites sp. 1, Pb–9334(1): EF G33/ 3; 2, Corsinipollenites sp. 3, Pb–9334(4): EF R36/1; 3, Corsinipollenites sp. 2, Pb–9334(4): EF T35/3; 4-5, Margocolporites sp., Pb–9340(1): EF N35/3; 6, Margocolporites aff. vanwijhei, Pb-9334(1'): EF T39/2; 7, Monocolpopollenites aff. texensis Nichols, Ames and Traverse 1973 Pb–8872(1A): EF W29/1; 8-9 Rhoipites sp., Pb–8890(1):101.9/17.2; 10, Lymingtonia sp., Pb–9334(4): EF S32/4; 11, Momipites tenuipolus Pb-9334(4): 101.6/12.5; 12, Momipites coryloides, Pb-9138’(1): 92.2/2.8; 13, Fabaceae pollen type 3, Pb–9334(4): EF M34/4; 14, Clavainaperturites sp., Pb– 9147(2): EF R34/2; 15, Linum pollen type, Pb–9334 (1’): EF S33/2; 16, Magnaperiporites sp., Pb–9334(4): EF R39/2; 9. Scale bar represnts 10 µm.

FIGURE 5. Angiosperm pollen grains from the Cuayuca Formation. 1, Polyadopollenites sp. 2, Pb–9334(4): EF R37/ 4; 2-3, Polyadopollenites sp. 1, Pb–9340(1): 101.4/12.6; 4, Landolphia pollen type, Pb–9334(1): EF T41/1; 5, Perisyncolporites sp., Pb–9334(4): EF E44/1; 6, 10, Malpighiaceoidites sp., Pb–9334(4): EF H42/2; 7, 11, Mutisiapollis sp., Pb–8872(3): EF P33/4; 8-9, Striatricolporites sp., Pb–9336(1): EF G32/1; 12, Malvacipollis spinulosa, Pb- 9334(4): 94/7; 13, Ranunculacidites cf. communis, Pb–9334(4): EF D34/1/4; 14-15, Brosipollis sp., Pb–9334(4): EF U41/3; 16, Polyadopollenites sp. 1 Pb–9334(4): EF S39/4; 17, Tubulifloridites sp., Pb–9136(1): EF F39/4; 18, Ulmipollenites sp., Pb–9334(4): EF N40/1; 19, Thomsonipollis sabinetownensis, Pb-9334(4): 94.2/7.4; 20, Sabicea pollen type, Pb–9334(4): EF E42/1; 21, Ranunculacidites operculatus, Pb-9334(4): 101.8/7.2; 22 Rhamnaceaepollenites sp., Pb–9334(4): EF T32/2. Scale bar represents 10 µm.

FIGURE 7. PAE anlaysis between studied sections from the Cuayuca Formation Mcy member: second section, Izúcar de Matamoros (IzS); Tzompahuacan (Tzo); Lagunillas de Rayón (LagRay); Lagunillas (Lag); “B” section, Cuayuca (CyB); “F” section, Izúcar de Matamoros (IzF); “H” section, Izúcar de Matamoros (IzH); Principal section (CyPrincipal); “A” section (CyA).

FIGURE 8. Paleopalynological assemblage of the Cuayuca Formation Mcy member and CONISS analysis. Sections were organized considering PAE analysis of Figure 7.

FIGURE 9. Index taxa recovered from the Cuayuca Formation, Puebla.