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of several species of terrestrial plants preserved in a soft reddish 

 sandstone. These are described herein; they were collected by Drs. 

 L. W. Stephenson and J. A, Tong. 



MIOCENE 



LOCALITY 1 : PALMAREJO 



This localitj^ is in the District of Mara, State of Zulia. It is 

 on the west side of the lake, 20 kilometers north of the city of 

 Maracaibo, the exposures being in the lake cliffs. The matrix is 

 a somewhat sandy laminated clay. The collectors were H. F. Crooks 

 and R. A. Liddle. The age of the plants is Miocene and is perhaps 

 slightly younger than the others. 



LOCALITY 2 : ZAPAYARI-EX PLAN ROAD 



About 11/2 kilometers south of Rio Grande, District of Bolivar, 

 State of Zulia. Yellowish to red soft argillaceous fine-grained 

 sandstone, often highly ferruginous. Collected by Dr. L. W. Ste- 

 phenson, Dr. J. A. Tong, and W. D. Miller, December 5, 1923. 



LOCALITY .") : RIO PALO NEGRO 



North of Hato Venado, District of Bolivar, State of Zulia. Gritty 

 yellowish sandstone. Collected by Dr. L. W. Stephenson, Dr. J. A. 

 Tong, and AY. D. ]\Iiller, DecembeV 3, 1923. 



LOCALITIES 4 AND 5 : LA \^CTORIA 



This covers two localities in the District of Miranda, State of 

 Zulia, both in a yellowish to reddish sandstone matrix. One on the 

 La Victoria-Catanaja Road, about 21/2 kilometers north of La Vic- 

 toria (locality 4), and the other 3I/2 kilometers south of La Victoria 

 and half a kilometer southwest of El Rudal ranch house (locality 

 5). The age indicated i^s lower or middle Miocene. The collectors 

 were Drs. L. W. Stephenson and ,1. A. Tong. 



LOCALITY : EL MENE 



This is in the District of Acosta, State of Falcon. The exact 

 locality is 2 kilometers northeast of El Mene. The matrix is a 

 slightly brownish, finely sandy, and relatively hard clay. The plant 

 matei'ial is abundant and matted in certain thin layers and inclined 

 to be fragmentary and poor. It was collected by H. G. Kugler in 

 1925. This horizon is said to belong to the sandy part of the lower 

 Salada series of Wiedennuiyer's paper of 192-i and is considered 

 by Liddle (1928) a part of the Cen-o Pelado formation and lower 

 Miocene in ao;e. 



