Ticodendron palaios is described as a new species of fossil flower preserved in amber from
Mid-Tertiary deposits in the Dominican Republic. The genus, newly described in 1989 …

ABSTRACT A fossil flower in amber from the Dominican Republic is described as the new
genus and species Brevitrimaris arcuatus. Its floral and len characteristics favor placement in …

Mid-Tertiary amber from the Caribbean island of Hispaniola has yielded flowers of several
eudicot species characteristic of tropical an subtropical forests of that time period. We here …

Protium callianthum (Burseraceae) is described as a new species of fossil flower from amber
deposits in the Dominican Re flower is functionally staminate and is characterized by a …

Dasylarynx anomalus is described as a new genus and species, based on two flowers
preserved in Mid-Tertiary amber from the D Republic. The fossil is hypothesized as being …

We report a further example of an amber-embedded flower representative of Mid-Tertiary
tropical forests from the Carib Hispaniola. The new fossil species Swietenia dominicensis …

Distigouania irregularis (Rhamnaceae) is described as a new genus and species of fossil
angiosperm from deposits of Mid-Tertiary amber in the Dominican Republic, on the …

Trochanthera lepidota gen.< Sr sp. nov., represented by a capitate male inflorescence at
anthesis, is described from Tertiary Dominican amber. The genus is characterized by small …

The newly described monotypic family Ticodendraceae is endemic to Mesoamerica, where it
ranges from southern Mexico to central Panama. Although locally common in some areas …

ABSTRACT A fossil flower of family Lauraceae is described from amber of Late Oligocene-
Early Miocene deposits in the Dominican Republic Hispaniola. The flower is staminate and …