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Simojovel - La Quinta - Camino Carretero, Simojovel Municipality, Chiapas, Mexico
Group | Simojovel |
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Formation | La Quinta |
Member | Camino Carretero |
Age: | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic |
Interval | Late Oligocene |
Lithology | limestone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Simojovel road section B-8276 | Simojovel Municipality, Chiapas, Mexico | Simojovel - La Quinta - Camino Carretero |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Simojovel - La Quinta | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | wackestone/sandstone, wackestone, "limestone"/sandstone, sandstone/"shale" | 20 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Diploastrea crassolamellata species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Diploastraeidae : Diploastrea : Diploastrea crassolamellata | 28.4 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Astrea cellulosa species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Astrea cellulosa | 28.4 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Goniastrea canalis species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea : Goniastrea canalis | 28.4 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Montastraea endothecata species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastraea endothecata | 28.4 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Porites waylandi species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites waylandi | 28.4 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Frost S. H., Langenheim, Jr. R. L. (1974) Cenozoic Reef Biofacies, Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press, 1-388 |
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!