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Bonya Limestone, Guam, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 13.4,144.733 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Guam, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Bonya Limestone, Loc. Gj 1-1, D906 | Johnson H. (1964) | Bonya Limestone | "limestone" | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene | |
Maemong Limestone, Loc. Gj 4-1, D907 | Johnson H. (1964) | Umatac - Maemong Limestone | "limestone" | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene | |
Maemong Limestone, Loc. Gj 4-4 D908 | Johnson H. (1964) | Umatac - Maemong Limestone | "limestone" | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Halimeda sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : Halimeda | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Lithoporella sp. genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithoporella | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Lithothamnion sp. genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Lithothamnion | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
References
Johnson H. (1964) Fossil and recent calcareous algae from Guam, Geological survey professional paper 403-G |
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!