Caracoles, Antofagasta: Bajocian, Chile

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea richardsoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
common category
Complexastrea cf. hemisphaerica Geyer 1954
1 specimen
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821
2 specimens
Montlivaltia cottreaui (Collignon 1932)
common category
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Microphyllia pulchella Beauvais 1966
common category
Microphyllia jaspensis Prinz 1991
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Chile
Coordinates: 23.1° South, 69.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:22.1° South, 33.6° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Middle Jurassic
Stage:Bajocian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 4
Key time interval:Bajocian
Age range of interval:170.90000 - 168.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "reef rocks"
Lithology description: patch reefs
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3410
Database number:58739
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:S. Nurnberg
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-02-23 04:30:52 Last modified:2006-04-26 09:47:47
Access level:the public Released:2006-02-23 04:30:52
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
9156. P. Prinz. 1991. Mesozoische Korallen aus Nordchile. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 216:147-209 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]