Varkut hill, Noszvaj (Eocene of Hungary)

Where: Hungary (48.0° N, 20.4° E: paleocoordinates 43.6° N, 18.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Kolosvary. 1956. A Bükkhegyseg Eocen Koralljai [Eocene corals from the Bükk Mountains]. Földtani Közlöny 86:67-85 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 123837: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 31.01.2012

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Isastrea elegans" = Antiguastrea elegans, Hydnophyllia collinaria, "Calamophyllia pseudoflabellum" = Caulastrea pseudoflabellum
"Isastrea elegans" = Antiguastrea elegans Reuss 1874 stony coral
Hydnophyllia collinaria Catullo 1856 stony coral
"Calamophyllia pseudoflabellum" = Caulastrea pseudoflabellum Catullo 1852 stony coral
subsp. pseudoflabellum and nodosa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Rhabdophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Placosmilia cornu Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
Trochosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Trochosmilia cf. acutimargo Reuss 1872 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Circophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Circophyllia hantkeni Reuss 1870 stony coral
Circophyllia cf. gibba Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Stephanosmilia sp. Fromentel 1862 stony coral
Smilotrochus incurvus d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
Smilotrochus hungaricus n. sp. Kolosvary 1956 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae
"Cyclolites rhomboideus" = Cunnolites rhomboideus, "Cyclolites heberti" = Cunnolites heberti
"Cyclolites rhomboideus" = Cunnolites rhomboideus Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
"Cyclolites heberti" = Cunnolites heberti Tournouer 1872 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Cycloseris perezi Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
"Turbinoseris pironai" = Acrosmilia pironai, "Leptophyllia sp." = Acrosmilia, "Leptophyllia dubravitzensis" = Acrosmilia dubravitzensis
"Turbinoseris pironai" = Acrosmilia pironai d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
"Leptophyllia sp." = Acrosmilia d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
"Leptophyllia dubravitzensis" = Acrosmilia dubravitzensis Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Calamophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Calamophyllia grandis Bontscheff 1897 stony coral
Calamophyllia subtilis Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
Calamophyllia stereoplasmophyla n. sp. Kolosvary 1956 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Cyathoseris subregularis Reuss 1874 stony coral
"Cyathoseris dinarica" = Leptoseris dinarica Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
Trochoseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
"Dictyaraea octopartita" = Goniopora octopartita Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral
Actinacis phineus Kolosvary 1956 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Astrocoenia subreticulata d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Astreopora dubiosa d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
Astreopora mostarensis Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora annulata Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
"Circophyllia annulata" = Pattalophyllia grumi
"Circophyllia annulata" = Pattalophyllia grumi Catullo 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
 Helioporacea - Helioporidae
"Heliopora bellardii" = Parapolytremacis bellardii
"Heliopora bellardii" = Parapolytremacis bellardii Haime 1852