Perico Hills biostrome, Peru (Cretaceous to of Peru)

Also known as Reef 2082

Where: Peru (12.5° S, 76.5° W: paleocoordinates 13.4° S, 43.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Atocongo Formation (Lima Group), Late/Upper Hauterivian to Late/Upper Hauterivian (136.4 - 125.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. W. Scott and A. Aleman. 1984. Stylina columbaris n.sp. in a Lower Cretaceous coral biostrome, Peru. Journal of Paleontology 58(4):1136-1142 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50765: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 20.05.2005

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Stylina columbaris n. sp." = Stylina inflata
"Stylina columbaris n. sp." = Stylina inflata Fromentel 1856 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster