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Quebrada Chocolate - Buenos Aires, Limón Province, Costa Rica

Formation	Quebrada Chocolate
Member	Buenos Aires
Age:	5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic
Interval	Early Pliocene - Late Pliocene
Lithology	limestone/"siliciclastic"
Number of Collections	7
Number of Occurrences	54

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Contact Cut	Limón Province, Costa Rica	Quebrada Chocolate - Buenos Aires

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Pachycheles stevensii species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Porcellanidae : Pachycheles : *Pachycheles stevensii*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Agaricia agaricites species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia : *Agaricia agaricites*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Diploria labyrinthiformis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Diploria : *Diploria labyrinthiformis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Diploria sarasotana species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Diploria : *Diploria sarasotana*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Diploria zambensis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Diploria : *Diploria zambensis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Manicina areolata species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Manicina : *Manicina areolata*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pseudodiploria clivosa species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Pseudodiploria : *Pseudodiploria clivosa*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Solenastrea bournoni species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Solenastrea : *Solenastrea bournoni*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Montastrea cavernosa species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : *Montastrea cavernosa*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dichocoenia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : *Dichocoenia*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dichocoenia eminens species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Dichocoenia : *Dichocoenia eminens*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dichocoenia stokesi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pachyphyllidae : Dichocoenia : *Dichocoenia stokesi*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Stylophora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : *Stylophora*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Porites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Porites*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Siderastrea siderea species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : *Siderastrea siderea*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Glycymeris delessertii species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris delessertii*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Semele junonia species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Semelidae : Semele : *Semele junonia*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Psammacoma : *Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Ensis tropicalis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Pharidae : Ensis : *Ensis tropicalis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chione compta species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Chione : *Chione compta*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Bulla (Bulla) punctulata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Bullidae : Bulla : *Bulla (Bulla) punctulata*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Conus archon species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : *Conus archon*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Conus perplexus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : *Conus perplexus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Murexiella keenae species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murexiella : *Murexiella keenae*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Strombus (Strombus) gracilior species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Strombus : *Strombus (Strombus) gracilior*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Vermetus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Vermetidae : *Vermetus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cerithium nicaraguense species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : *Cerithium nicaraguense*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Fossarinae subfamily	5.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Planaxidae : Fossarinae	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

References

Stimpson W. Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, que in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaiadaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 10, 225-252

Bauch T., Reijmer J. J. G., et al (2011) Development of a Pliocene mixed-carbonate siliciclastic reef (Limon, Costa Rica), Sedimentary Geology 239, 37-47

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!

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