Fig. 5: Artistic representation of the Central Peruvian coastal landscape during the Late Miocene.

This illustration emphasizes the primary floristic components identified in the fossil record, including Neltuma, Podocarpus, Salix, palms, and bombacoids, along with known continental vertebrates, such as the hystricognath rodent Tetrastylus, the procyonid Cyonasua, marsupials and macraucheniid litopterns. The depiction is intended to convey a generalized view of the landscape rather than a precise reconstruction, as the ecological affinities and habitats of many palynofloral and paleobotanical elements remain unresolved.