Empalme area, sample 1428, Limon Basin (Pliocene to of Costa Rica)

Also known as Reef 3598

Where: Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.1° W: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 82.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Empalme Member (Moin Formation), Late/Upper Pliocene to Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• small patch reef

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. F. Budd, K. G. Johnson, T. A. Stemann and B. H. Tompkins. 1999. Pliocene to Pleistocene reef coral assemblages in the Limon Group of Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 357:119-158 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71421: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 25.04.2007

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Colpophyllia sp., "Manicina mayori" = Manicina areolata
Colpophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Manicina mayori" = Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Caulastrea portoricensis Coryell 1929 stony coral
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
"Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites
"Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral