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 214817: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 16.10.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Florideophyceae | |
Distichoplax sp. Pia 1934
Melobesioideae "indet." Bizzozero 1885 | |
Foraminifera | |
Victoriellidae "indet." Chapman and Crespin 1930 | |
Nummulites sp. Lamarck 1801 | |
Rotaliidae "indet." Ehrenberg 1839
Rotalia sp. Lamarck 1804 | |
Tubothalamea | |
Miliolida "indet." Lankester 1885 | |
Ulvophyceae | |
Halimeda sp. Lamouroux 1812 |