Cape Vagia, sample 2 (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (36.3° N, 28.2° E: paleocoordinates 36.2° N, 28.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kolymbia Member (Rhodes Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• Gelasian according to presence of G. inflata in underlying Kritika Member.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified limestone

• "The presence of Celleporaria palmata points to a depth of 30-50 m"
• Muddy limestone at base overlain by homogenous limestone intercalated with coarser layers

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• Repository: Department of Historical Geology-Paleontology, Section of Geology and Geoenvironment, Athens University

Primary reference: E. Koskeridou. 2007. Pliocene Brachiopods from Rhodes Island (Cape Vagia section). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 40:121-133 [M. Clapham/M. Manojlovic/M. Manojlovic]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 153688: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.01.2014, edited by Marko Manojlovic

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
Celleporaria palmata Michelin 1847
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Gryphus sp. Megerle von Mühlfeld 1811
 Terebratulida - Kraussinidae
Megerlia truncata Linnaeus 1767
var. monstruosa