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Guinea Corn - B3 Beds, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
| Formation | Guinea Corn |
|---|---|
| Member | B3 Beds |
| Age: | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Maastrichtian |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 9 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Grantham | Clarendon Parish, Jamaica | Guinea Corn - B3 Beds |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea Corn - A Beds | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone/mudstone | 2 |
| Guinea Corn - D Beds | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone | 8 |
| Guinea Corn - LC1 Beds | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone/siltstone | 8 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Antillocaprina sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Antillocaprinidae : Antillocaprina | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Parasarcolites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Antillocaprinidae : Parasarcolites | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Plagioptychus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Plagioptychidae : Plagioptychus | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Biradiolites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Biradiolites | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Biradiolites mooretownensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Biradiolites : Biradiolites mooretownensis | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Bournonia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Bournonia | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Thyrastylon sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Thyrastylon | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!
