Szomolya, Nyarjas (Oligocene of Hungary)

Where: Hungary (47.9° N, 20.5° E: paleocoordinates 45.8° N, 19.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Hegedus. 1959. Magyarorszagi Oligocen korallok [Oligocene corals from Hungary]. A Magyar Allami Földtani Intezet Evi Jelentese 231-261 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124448: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.02.2012

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
"Amphihelia cf. sismondiana" = Madrepora (Amphihelia)
"Amphihelia cf. sismondiana" = Madrepora (Amphihelia) stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Acanthocyathus vindobonensis" = Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Deltocyathus cf. italicus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
"Odontocyathus perarmatus" = Trochocyathus perarmatus Tallavignes 1849 stony coral
"Odontocyathus armatus" = Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) armatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia sp. Wood 1844 stony coral
"Balanophyllia cylindrica" = Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Balanophyllia desmophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
subsp. microcostata