Alifan Limestone, Loc. Ts 9-1, D936 (Miocene of Guam)
Where: Guam (13.5° N, 144.9° E: paleocoordinates 13.5° N, 146.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Alifan Limestone Member, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; limestone
Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils
Primary reference: H. Johnson. 1964. Fossil and recent calcareous algae from Guam. Geological survey professional paper 403-G [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 150089: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 01.09.2013
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Taxonomic list
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| Florideophyceae | |
Amphiroa prefragilissima, Goniolithon "sp. C", Lithophyllum alifanense, Lithophyllum aff. glangeaudi, Lithoporella melobesioides, "Lithothamnium "sp. H"" = Lithothamnion
Amphiroa prefragilissima Johnson 1964
Goniolithon "sp. C" Foslie 1898
Lithoporella melobesioides Foslie 1909
"Lithothamnium "sp. H"" = Lithothamnion Heydrich 1897 | |