South-East Corsica, Pré d'Agnello (Paleocene of France)

Where: France (41.9° N, 9.3° E: paleocoordinates 36.5° N, 4.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithology not reported

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: A. F. Poignant and S. A. du Chaffaut. 1969. Les algues des formations transgressives maestrichtiennes, paléocènes et yprésiennes de la côte sud-orientale de la Corse. Revue de Micropaléontologie 12(4):202-208 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 149311: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 01.08.2013

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Taxonomic list

Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Solenomeris ogormani Douvillé 1924
Florideophyceae
  - Corallinophycidae
Corallina prisca Johnson 1957
Distichoplax biserialis Dieterich 1927
"Lithothamnium abrardi" = Lithothamnion
"Lithothamnium cantabricum" = Lithothamnion
"Lithothamnium luxurum" = Lithothamnion
 Peyssonneliales - Rhodymeniophycidae
"Pseudolithothamnium album" = Polystrata alba, Peyssonnelia antiqua
"Pseudolithothamnium album" = Polystrata alba Pfender 1936
Peyssonnelia antiqua Johnson 1964