Caracoles, Antofagasta (Jurassic of Chile)
Also known as Reef 3410
Where: Chile (23.1° S, 69.0° W: paleocoordinates 22.1° S, 33.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Bajocian (170.3 - 168.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks
• patch reefs
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: P. Prinz. 1991. Mesozoische Korallen aus Nordchile. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 216:147-209 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 58739: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 23.02.2006
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Taxonomic list
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Isastrea richardsoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Complexastrea cf. hemisphaerica Geyer 1954 stony coral
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Montlivaltia cottreaui Collignon 1932 stony coral | |
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Microphyllia pulchella Beauvais 1966 stony coral
Microphyllia jaspensis Prinz 1991 stony coral | |