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

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora cervicornis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
common
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites porites Pallas 1766 stony coral
less common
Porites furcata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
less common
Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
questionable assignment
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Isophyllia sinuosa, "Isophyllastrea rigida" = Isophyllia rigida, Colpophyllia natans, "Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa
Isophyllia sinuosa Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
abundant
"Isophyllastrea rigida" = Isophyllia rigida Dana 1848 stony coral
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral
"Diploria strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Montastrea annularis" = Orbicella annularis, "Montastrea cf. franksi" = Orbicella franksi
"Montastrea annularis" = Orbicella annularis Ellis and Solander 1876 stony coral
abundant, columnar
"Montastrea cf. franksi" = Orbicella franksi Gregory 1895 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea cavernosa Linne 1767 stony coral
rare