Xcaret fossil reef, Caribbean, unit 1 (Pleistocene of Mexico)
Also known as Reef 3814
Where: Quintana Roo, Mexico (20.6° N, 87.1° W: paleocoordinates 20.6° N, 87.1° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
• vertical range varies from -7 to 3 m, although at most places the upper limit seems around 0.3 to 0.5 m
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: E. Jordán-Dahlgren. 1997. A Caribbean coral reef community of the Pleistocene. Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium 2:1681-1686 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 82819: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 02.08.2008
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Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
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Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral | |
Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
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"Isophyllastrea rigida" = Isophyllia rigida, Isophyllia sinuosa, "Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa, Colpophyllia natans
"Isophyllastrea rigida" = Isophyllia rigida Dana 1848 stony coral
"Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral | |
"Montastrea cf. franksi" = Orbicella franksi, "Montastrea annularis" = Orbicella annularis
"Montastrea cf. franksi" = Orbicella franksi Gregory 1895 stony coral | |
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