Jaseno, patch reef (Eocene of Slovakia)

Also known as Reef 3903

Where: Zilinsky, Slovakia (49.0° N, 19.0° E: paleocoordinates 43.7° N, 16.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Borova Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• Borova or Borove Formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified floatstone

• patch reef

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: O. Botkova. 2002. Eocenni korali z lokality u obce Jaseno, Borovske souvrstvi (Podtatranska Skupina) [Eocene corals from the locality near Jaseno, Borova Formation (Sub-Tatra Group)]. Zpravy o geologickych vyzkumech v roce 2002 110-113 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 85002: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.11.2008

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
? Cladocora sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis cognata Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
? Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral