Lomas del Mar, eastern sequence, sample 1374, Limon Basin (Pleistocene of Costa Rica)

Also known as Reef 3598

Where: Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.0° W: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 82.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lomas del Mar Member (Moin Formation), Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• 1.9-1.5 Ma

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• reef lens within bioclastic siltstone matrix

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 71724: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 08.05.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastraea sp., Montastraea cavernosa, Montastraea cylindrica
Montastraea sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
Montastraea cylindrica Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites astreoides
Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Diploria labyrinthiformis, "Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa, Colpophyllia natans
Diploria labyrinthiformis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
"Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Caulastrea portoricensis
Caulastrea portoricensis Coryell 1929 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Meandrina meandrites
Meandrina meandrites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral