Also known as Reef 3239
Where: Jamaica (17.9° N, 76.3° W: paleocoordinates 17.9° N, 75.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Old Pera Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• Multistratigraphy suggests 3.2-1.8 Ma
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: mechanical,
• Corals only
Primary reference: A. F. Budd and D. F. McNeill. 1998. Zooxanthellate scleractinian corals of the Bowden shell bed, Southeast Jamaica. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 35(1-4):47-62 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 34540: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 08.09.2003, edited by Uta Merkel
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
"Madracis mirabilis" = Madracis myriaster Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral
Stephanocoenia duncani Foster 1987 stony coral | |
Stylophora monticulosa, Stylophora minor, Stylophora affinis, Stylophora granulata, Pocillopora crassoramosa
Stylophora monticulosa Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925 stony coral
Stylophora minor Duncan 1863 stony coral
Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863 stony coral
Stylophora granulata Duncan 1864 stony coral
Pocillopora crassoramosa Duncan 1864 stony coral | |
Acropora cervicornis Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
Antillia dentata Duncan 1864 stony coral
Caulastrea portoricensis Coryell 1929 stony coral | |
Thysanus excentricus Duncan 1863 stony coral
Thysanus navicula Duncan 1864 stony coral
Thysanus corbicula Duncan 1863 stony coral | |
Dichocoenia tuberosa Duncan 1863 stony coral
Meandrina brasiliensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Eusmilia fastigiata Pallas 1766 stony coral | |
Manicina aff. areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Manicina puntagordensis Weisbord 1968 stony coral
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772 stony coral | |
Goniopora imperatoris, Porites branneri, Porites portoricensis, Porites furcata, Porites baracoaensis, Porites astreoides, Porites divaricata
Goniopora imperatoris Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites branneri Rathbun 1887 stony coral
Porites portoricensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites furcata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Porites baracoaensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Porites divaricata Lesueur 1820 stony coral | |
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral | |
"Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites, "Undaria crassa" = Agaricia agaricites
"Undaria agaricites" = Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
"Undaria crassa" = Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral | |
Placocyathus costatus Duncan 1864 stony coral
Placocyathus barretti Duncan 1863 stony coral
Placocyathus alveolus Duncan 1863 stony coral
Placocyathus variabilis Duncan 1864 stony coral |