Maldive Ridge, hole 715A, 12R-1, 14-62 (Eocene of Maldives)

Where: Gaafaru, Maldives (5.1° N, 73.8° E: paleocoordinates 19.7° S, 57.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; packstone and grainstone

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Repository unknown

Primary reference: A. Nicora and I. P. Silva. 1990. Paleogene shallow-water larger foraminifers from holes 714A and 715A, Leg 115, Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results 115:381-393 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell/K. Hassell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 214809: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 16.10.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Arachnida
 Acarina -
"Acarina gravelli" = Acari
"Acarina gravelli" = Acari mite
Foraminifera
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
 Nummulitacea - Discocyclinidae
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Rotalia sp. Lamarck 1804
 Globigerinina - Truncorotaloididae
 Globigerinina - Chiloguembelinidae
  -
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida -
Miliolida "indet." Lankester 1885
Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
Acarinina sp. Subbotina 1953
Florideophyceae
  - Corallinophycidae
Melobesioideae "indet." Bizzozero 1885