Portete, sample 1126, Limon Basin (Pleistocene of Costa Rica)

Where: Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.1° W: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 82.8° 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

• patch reefs within a siliciclastic 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 73624: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastraea cavernosa
Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Eusmilia sp.
Eusmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Caulastrea portoricensis
Caulastrea portoricensis Coryell 1929 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Thysanus sp.
Thysanus sp. Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
"Manicina mayori" = Manicina areolata
"Manicina mayori" = Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral