Key West-Key Largo: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Hydrozoa
- Milleporina
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Millepora alcicornis
Linnaeus 1758
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Acropora cervicornis
(Lamarck 1816)
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Weisbord 1974 | ||||||
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Acropora palmata
(Lamarck 1816)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montastraeidae
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Montastrea cavernosa
(Linne 1767)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Siderastreidae
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Siderastrea siderea
(Ellis and Solander 1786)
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Siderastrea radians
(Pallas 1766)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agariciidae
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Helioseris cucullata
(Ellis and Solander 1786)
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| recombined as Leptoseris cucullata | |||||||
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Agaricia agaricites
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1974 | ||||||
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Agaricia purpurea
Lesueur 1821
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| synonym of Agaricia agaricites | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Porites astreoides
Lamarck 1816
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Porites divaricata
Lesueur 1820
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Porites furcata
Lamarck 1816
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Porites porites
(Pallas 1766)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Mussidae
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Diploria labyrinthiformis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Colpophyllia natans
(Houttuyn 1772)
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Diploria strigosa
(Dana 1846)
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| recombined as Pseudodiploria strigosa | |||||||
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Diploria clivosa
(Ellis and Solander 1786)
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| recombined as Pseudodiploria clivosa | |||||||
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Manicina areolata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1974 | ||||||
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Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Mussa angulosa
(Pallas 1766)
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Isophyllia sinuosa
(Ellis and Solander 1786)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Meandrinidae
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Meandrina maeandrites
(Linnaeus 1758)
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= Meandrina meandrites
Linnaeus 1758
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Kiessling et al. 2011 | ||||||
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Dichocoenia stokesi
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Weisbord 1974 | ||||||
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Dendrogyra cylindrus
(Ehrenberg 1834)
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Weisbord 1974 | ||||||
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Eusmilia fastigiata
(Pallas 1766)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Faviidae
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Solenastrea hyades
(Dana 1846)
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Favia fragum
(Esper 1795)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Montastrea annularis
(Ellis and Solander 1876)
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| recombined as Orbicella annularis | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Monroe |
| Coordinates: | 24.7° North, 81.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 24.7° North, 81.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Key Largo Limestone/Miami Oolite |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "reef rocks" |
| Secondary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Lithology description: Key Largo Limestone: coral reef rocks, Miami Oolite: oolitic limestones | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | core,selective quarrying,peel or thin section,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 3811 | ||
| Database number: | 85457 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | M. Krause | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-12-22 02:01:18 | Last modified: | 2016-02-11 09:55:39 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2009-03-22 02:01:18 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 58032. | D. Weinstein. 2007. Taphonomy of the Late Pleistocene Key Largo Limestone: A Comparison of Modern and Ancient Coral Reef Ecosystems. [W. Kiessling/M. Krause] |
Secondary references:
| 35169 | W. Kiessling, C. Simpson, B. Beck and J. Pandolfi. 2011. Taxonomic vetting of Pleistocene coral occurrence data. [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] | |
| 28823 | N. E. Weisbord. 1974. Late Cenozoic corals of south Florida. Bulletins of American Paleontology 66(285):259-544 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |