Maddalena section, Sassello (Oligocene to of Italy)
Where: Italy (44.5° N, 8.5° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° N, 7.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Molare Formation, Rupelian to Rupelian (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
• calcarenite/hybrid arenite and coral/coralline algae limestone thin to medium strata rhythmic alternation, the fossil content also includes mollusk shells and fragments, Nummulites and abundant lepidocyclinids.
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: D. Basso and V. Bracchi. 2009. The Oligocene coral and red algae reef of Maddalena (Sassellino, Savona). Annali dell’Università degli Studi di Ferrara [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 155217: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 02.04.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Florideophyceae | |
Mesophyllum cf. obsitum, Mesophyllum fructiferum, Lithothamnion exuberans, Lithothamnion moretii, Lithothamnion tectifons, Lithothamnion roveretoi
Mesophyllum cf. obsitum Airoldi 1932
Mesophyllum fructiferum Airoldi 1932
Lithothamnion tectifons Mastrorilli 1968
Lithothamnion roveretoi Airoldi 1970 | |
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Sporolithon airoldii Vannucci et al. 2010 | |
Lithoporella minus, Lithoporella melobesioides, Neogoniolithon contii, Spongites cf. albanensis, ? Spongites cf. personatus, ? Lithophyllum perrandoi
Lithoporella minus Johnson 1964
Lithoporella melobesioides Foslie 1909
Neogoniolithon contii Mastrorilli 1967
Spongites cf. albanensis Braga et al. 1993
? Spongites cf. personatus Airoldi 1932
? Lithophyllum perrandoi Airoldi 1932 | |