Podeni, coral build-ups, Cluj: Langhian, Romania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis moniliformis Grateloup 1832
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Vermetus (Serpulorbis) arenarius
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Acar clathrata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama cf. gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia leonina
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita cf. crassa Lamarck 1819
recombined as Cardita (Cardita) crassa
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp. Link 1807
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Favites sp. Link 1807
Tarbellastraea sp. Alloiteau 1950
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Mussidae indet. Ortmann 1890
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
Heliastrea sp. Milne Edwards and Haime 1857
see common names

Geography
Country:Romania
Coordinates: 46.4° North, 23.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.7° North, 23.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Langhian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Langhian
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Girbova de Sus
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: coral patch-reefs and small biostromes on an algal-rich carbonate platform
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 1623
Database number:70056
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-15 07:48:39 Last modified:2007-03-15 09:48:39
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-15 07:48:37
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

23519. J.-P. Saint Martin, D. Merle, J. J. Cornee, S. Filipescu, S. Saint Martin and I. I. Bucur. 2007. Les constructions coralliennes du Badenien (Miocene moyen) de la bordure occidentale de la depression de Transylvanie (Roumanie) [Badenian (Middle Miocene) coral build-ups of the western border of the Transylvanian Basin (Romania)]. Comptes Rendus Palevol 6:37-46 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/S. Ávila]