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Punta Islotes, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 8.71667,-83.4 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Islotes | Cortes J., Macintyre I. G., et al (1994) | Holocene sequence is 2.5-9 m thick | "reef rocks" | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Pocillopora damicornisspecies | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Pocillopora : Pocillopora damicornis | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
| Porites lobata species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites lobata | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
| Psammocora stellata species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Psammocora : Psammocora stellata | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
References
| Cortes J., Macintyre I. G., et al (1994) Holocene growth history of an eastern Pacific fringing reef, Punta Islotes, Costa Rica, Coral Reefs 13, 65-73 |
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!
