Sierra Anibacichi (Cretaceous of Mexico)

Also known as Reef 1295

Where: Sonora, Mexico (31.3° N, 109.7° W: paleocoordinates 31.5° N, 67.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Mural Formation), Early/Lower Albian (112.0 - 109.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• reef core

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. K. Rigby and R. W. Scott. 1981. Sponges from the Lower Cretaceous Mural Limestone in Arizona and northern Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 55(3):552-562 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 112653: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.07.2011

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Taxonomic list

Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
"Lymnorella encrusta" = Mammillopora encrusta
"Lymnorella encrusta" = Mammillopora encrusta Rigby and Scott 1981 calcareous sponge
 Calcaronea - Endostomatidae
"Corynella mexicana n. sp." = Endostoma mexicana
"Corynella mexicana n. sp." = Endostoma mexicana Rigby and Scott 1981 calcareous sponge