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Bisbee - Cerro de Oro, Ray贸n Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

GroupBisbee
FormationCerro de Oro
Age:129 - 122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
IntervalBarremian - Early Aptian
Lithologyreef rocks
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences21

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Cerro de Oro IRay贸n Municipality, Sonora, MexicoBisbee - Cerro de Oro

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Bisbee - Mural Limestone112 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		reef rocks, "limestone"27

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Columactinastraea sp.
genus		6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Columactinastraea129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Amphiastrea aethiopica
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastraeidae : Amphiastrea : Amphiastrea aethiopica129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cladophyllia mexicana
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Cladophyllia : Cladophyllia mexicana129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Preverastraea paronai
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Aulastraeoporidae : Preverastraea : Preverastraea paronai129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Columastrea indica
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Columastreidae : Columastrea : Columastrea indica129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dermosmilia cretacica
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Dermosmilia : Dermosmilia cretacica129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Myriophyllia propria
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Myriophyllia : Myriophyllia propria129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudomyriophyllia turnsekae
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Pseudomyriophyllia : Pseudomyriophyllia turnsekae129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Meandrophyllia lotharinga
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandrophyllia : Meandrophyllia lotharinga129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stiboriopsis sonoraensis
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Stiboriopsis : Stiboriopsis sonoraensis129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Astraeofungia decipiens
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Astraeofungia : Astraeofungia decipiens129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Thamnoseris arnaudi
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Thamnoseris : Thamnoseris arnaudi129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dermoseris sp.
genus		6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Dermoseris129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Microsolena major
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena major129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mycetaraea dimorpha
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Mycetaraea : Mycetaraea dimorpha129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Isastrea neocomiensis
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea neocomiensis129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Columnocoenia bucovinensis
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Columnocoenia : Columnocoenia bucovinensis129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Columnocoenia : Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Columnocoenia minima
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Columnocoenia : Columnocoenia minima129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Placophyllia bandeli
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Placophyllia : Placophyllia bandeli129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Heliocoenia rarauensis
species		7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Heliocoenia : Heliocoenia rarauensis129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

Baron-Szabo R. C., Gonz谩lez-Le贸n C.M. (1999) Lower Cretaceous corals and stratigraphy of the Bisbee Group (Cerro de Oro and Lampazos areas), Sonora, Mexico, Cretaceous Research 20, 465-497
Baron-Szabo R. (2009) Taxonomic opinions on Cretaceous corals
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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