WB 1A, Weissenbachalm, Styria, Austria (Cretaceous of Austria)

Where: Styria, Austria (47.6° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 31.5° N, 15.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Complexiopollis zone, Late/Upper Turonian (93.5 - 89.3 Ma)

• Based on nannonplankton and palynomorphs

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; poorly lithified marl

• 0-20 m water depth estimated
• Soft, dark-colored coral marls with quartz, dolomite, plagioclase, muscovite, pyrite and kaolonite. Some gypsum.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical, peel or thin section,

• Study focusing on corals

Primary reference: R. C. Baron-Szabo. 1999. Taxonomy of Upper Cretaceous scleractinian corals of the Gosau Group (Weissenbackalm, Steiermark, Austria). Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt Wien 56(2):441-464 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25482: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 13.09.2002

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
"Fungiastraea exigua" = Palaeosiderofungia exigua
"Fungiastraea exigua" = Palaeosiderofungia exigua Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
"Latohelia cf. circularia" = Pleurocora arachnoides
"Latohelia cf. circularia" = Pleurocora arachnoides Knorr and Walch 1777 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Phyllosmilia aegiale Felix 1903 stony coral
Aulosmilia aspera Sowerby 1832 stony coral
Aulosmilia cuneiformis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Rennensismilia complanata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Rennensismilia inflexa Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Placosmilia turonensis" = Placosmilia martini
"Placosmilia turonensis" = Placosmilia martini Michelin 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Smilotrochus jacobi" = Smilotrochus milneri
"Smilotrochus jacobi" = Smilotrochus milneri Gregory 1898 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae
Cunnolites sp. Gagnebin 1772 stony coral
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Foraminifera
 Foraminiferida -
"Foraminiferida indet." = Foraminifera
"Foraminiferida indet." = Foraminifera Eichwald 1830 foram