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词条 Aymamón Limestone
释义

  1. Fossil content

      Sharks    Bivalves    Gastropods    Corals  

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. Further reading

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| period = Miocene
| age = Mid-to-Late Miocene
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The Aymamón Limestone is a geologic formation in Puerto Rico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle to Late Miocene period.[1]

Fossil content

Various fossils have been found in the Aymamón Limestone:[2]

Sharks

  • Megalodon[3]

Bivalves

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  • Acar domingensis
  • Arca imbricata
  • Mimachlamys canalis
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Gastropods

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  • Bulla umbilicata
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus
  • Hindsiclava consors
  • Orthaulax aguadillensis
  • Orthaulax portoricoensis
  • Vokesimurex messorius
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Corals

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  • Agaricia sp.
  • Favia sp.
  • Goniopora sp.
  • Meandrina (Placocyathus) sp.
  • Montastrea sp.
  • Porites sp.
  • Siderastrea sp.
  • Solenastrea sp.
  • Stephanocoenia sp.
  • Stylophora sp.
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See also

{{Portal|Caribbean|Geology|Neogene|Paleontology|Puerto Rico|Prehistory of North America}}
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Puerto Rico

References

1. ^Aymamón Limestone at Fossilworks.org
2. ^Rio Guajataca Section at Fossilworks.org
3. ^Isabela Municipal Landfill at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

  • E. N. Edinger and M. J. Risk. 1994. Oligocene-Miocene extinction and geographic restriction od Caribbean corals: Roles of turbidity, termperature, and nutrients. Palaios 9:576-598
  • A. M. Nieves Rivera, A. C. Ruiz Yantin, and M. D. Gottfried. 2003. New Record of the Lamnid Shark Carcharodon megalodon from the Middle Miocene of Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 39(2):223-227
  • H. E. Vokes and E. H. Vokes. 1968. Variation in the genus Orthaulax (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 6(2):71-84
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