St. Ann and St. Andrew parish, Somerset Formation: Late Eocene, Jamaica
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Astrocoeniidae
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pocilloporidae
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Meandrinidae
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agariciidae
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Hydrozoa
- Milleporina
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Geography
| Country: | Jamaica |
| Coordinates: | 18.2° North, 77.1° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| Key time interval: | Late Eocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 37.71 - 33.9 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | White Limestone | Formation: | Somerset |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Lithology description: biostromes | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 3567 | ||
| Database number: | 69728 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-03-05 04:22:57 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-03-05 04:22:57 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 23393. | T. A. Stemann. 2003. Reef corals of the White Limestone Group of Jamaica. Cainozoic Research 3(1-2):83-107 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |