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Poum Reef, New Caledonia, France
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -20.2333,164.017 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | New Caledonia, France |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Poum Reef | Cabioch G., Montaggioni L. F., et al (1995) | age after Cabioch 2003 | "reef rocks" | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Acroporidae family | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Goniastrea sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Goniastrea stelligera species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea : Goniastrea stelligera | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Corallinaceae family | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
References
Cabioch G., Montaggioni L. F., et al (1995) Holocene initiation and development of New Caledonian fringing reefs, SW Pacific, Coral Reefs 14, 131-140 |
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!