Copoya TM-1: Lutetian, Mexico

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora cf. cambridgensis Wells 1934
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora (Astreopora) esperanzae n. sp. Frost and Langenheim 1974
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea (Siderastrea) scotia (Wells 1945)
original and current combination Siderastrea scotia
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis cf. barretti Wells 1934
Actinacis caribiensis n. sp. Frost and Langenheim 1974
synonym of Actinacis barretti
Goniopora copoyensis n. sp. Frost and Langenheim 1974
synonym of Actinacis barretti
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Antilloseris cantabrigiensis (Vaughan 1899)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
? Syzygophyllia sp. Reuss 1860
    = Pattalophyllia grumi Catullo 1852
Baron-Szabo 2008
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea antilliana Wells 1945
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Placosmilia copoyensis n. sp. Frost and Langenheim 1974
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Rhizangia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae
Haimesiastraea (Haimesiastraea) peruviana Vaughan 1922
synonym of Haimesiastraea conferta
Anthozoa - Helioporacea
Heliopora mexicanae n. sp. Frost and Langenheim 1974
see common names

Geography
Country:Mexico State/province:Chiapas
Coordinates: 16.7° North, 93.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:18.5° North, 83.8° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Lutetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Lutetian
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:La Esperanza Formation:San Juan
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: middle part of the formation - age given as middle Eocene - most likely Lutetian based on coll. 45920
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: thin coralline-dasycladacean algae-coral biostromes
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:peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3369
Database number:85735
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-01-14 05:01:44 Last modified:2009-04-16 13:26:25
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
8422. S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1974. Cenozoic Reef Biofacies. Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press 1-388 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

29068 R. Baron-Szabo. 2008. Corals of the KT-boundary: Scleractinian corals of the suborders Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina. Zootaxa 1952:1-244 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]