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Corals of Caparo Formation, Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -8,-71.25 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Corals of Caparo Formation, Unit IV | Scrutton C. T. (1971) | El Horno | This was originally part of the Caparo Formation (Informal Unit IV), but that is now restricted to the Sandbian. | "shale" | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Corals of Caparo Formation, Unit II | Scrutton C. T. (1971) | El Horno | This was originally part of the Caparo Formation (Informal Unit II), but that is now restricted to the Sandbian. | "shale" | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Tryplasma sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : Tryplasma | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Coenites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Coenitidae : Coenites | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Acanthohalysites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Halysitidae : Acanthohalysites | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Cystihalysites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Halysitidae : Cystihalysites | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Columnaxon sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathaxoniidae : Columnaxon | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Syringaxon sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Laccophyllidae : Syringaxon | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Cymatelasma sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Ptenophyllidae : Cymatelasma | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Leolasma kaljoi species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Leolasma : Leolasma kaljoi | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Streptelasma sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Streptelasma | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!