Corals, Maastrichtian, Popenguine, Senegal (Cretaceous of Senegal)
Where: Popenguine, Senegal (14.6° N, 17.1° W: paleocoordinates 9.2° N, 21.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine
• no information given
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. Alloiteau. 1952. Note sur des polypiers du Senegal. Extrait du bulletin de la direction des mines (14)9-18 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 76719: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 30.11.2007, edited by Uta Merkel
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Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral | |
Ogilviastraea bigemmis Felix 1903 stony coral | |
Stylocyathus sp., Caryophyllia sp., "Cylindrocyathus popenguinensis n. gen. n. sp." = Caryophyllia konincki, Parasmilia sp.
Stylocyathus sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Caryophyllia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
"Cylindrocyathus popenguinensis n. gen. n. sp." = Caryophyllia konincki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Parasmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral |