Point Flamstead, Jamaica (Cretaceous of Jamaica)
Where: Jamaica (18.3° N, 77.8° W: paleocoordinates 18.8° N, 72.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: R. Baron-szabo. 2002. pers. comm. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 27658: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 17.12.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• Corals only
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Anthozoa | |
Siderastrea adkinsi Wells 1934 stony coral | |
Actinhelia elegans Goldfuss 1826 stony coral | |
Gyrodendron boltonae Wells 1934 stony coral | |
Dictuophyllia conferticostata Vaughan 1899 stony coral |