Maldive Ridge, hole 715A, 21R-1, 64- 23R-1, 36 (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 214817: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 16.10.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Florideophyceae
  - Corallinophycidae
Melobesioideae "indet." Bizzozero 1885
Foraminifera
 Planorbulinacea - Victoriellidae
Victoriellidae "indet." Chapman and Crespin 1930
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Rotaliidae "indet." Ehrenberg 1839
Rotalia sp. Lamarck 1804
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida -
Miliolida "indet." Lankester 1885
 Miliolida - Soritidae
 Miliolida - Alveolinidae
Ulvophyceae
 Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Halimeda sp. Lamouroux 1812