Oberstdorf, Germany (Cretaceous of Germany)

Also known as Reef 1950

Where: Germany (47.4° N, 10.2° E: paleocoordinates 31.9° N, 20.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Oberer Schrattenkalk Member (Schrattenkalk Formation), Early/Lower Aptian (121.4 - 122.5 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified rudstone and lithified framestone

• Gray massive limestone with no obvious bedding. Rare in situ framestones

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

• Collection size provided for corals only. Data from 5 small collections in the area

Primary reference: R. C. Baron-Szabo. 1997. Die Korallenfazies der ostalpinen Kreide (Helvetikum: Allgäuer Schrattenkalk; Nördliche Kalkalpen: Brandenberger Gosau) - Taxonomie, Palökologie. Zitteliana 21:3-97 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25535: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.09.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Only corals described in detail
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unclassified
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Requienidae indet., ? Pectinacaea indet.
Lithocodium
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Lithocodium sp.
Lithocodium sp. Elliott 1956
Cyanophyceae
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Cayeuxia sp.
Cayeuxia sp. Frollo 1938
Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Lithophyllum sp., Lithoporella sp.
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
Lithoporella sp. Foslie 1909
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae
Salpingoporella hasi, Salpingoporella muehlbergi
 Dasycladales - Polyphysaceae
Clypeina sp.
Clypeina sp. Michelin 1845
 Dasycladales -
Acicularia sp.
Acicularia sp. d'Archiac 1843
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Radiolitidae indet.
Radiolitidae indet. Gray 1848 rudist
Brachiopoda
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Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
"Cyathophora miyakoensis" = Cryptocoenia miyakoensis, Cyathophora haysensis
"Cyathophora miyakoensis" = Cryptocoenia miyakoensis Eguchi 1936 stony coral
Cyathophora haysensis Wells 1932 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia cf. rollieri
Cladophyllia cf. rollieri Koby 1888 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Heliocoenia carpathica" = Stylina inflata
"Heliocoenia carpathica" = Stylina inflata Fromentel 1856 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Paretallonia bendukidzeae
Paretallonia bendukidzeae Sikharulidze 1972 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Latusastrea sp., Latusastrea provincialis
Latusastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Latusastrea provincialis d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Hydnophora styriaca
Hydnophora styriaca Michelin 1847 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea neocomiensis, Clausastrea plana, Complexastrea cf. seriata, "Latiastrea kaufmanni" = Paraclausastrea kaufmanni
Isastrea neocomiensis de Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Clausastrea plana de Fromentel 1877 stony coral
Complexastrea cf. seriata Turnsek 1972 stony coral
"Latiastrea kaufmanni" = Paraclausastrea kaufmanni Koby 1897 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
"Pseudomyriophyllia cf. turnsekae" = Eugyra turnsekae, Felixigyra patruliusi, Eugyra lanckoronensis, Eohydnophora ovalis, Myriophyllia propria
"Pseudomyriophyllia cf. turnsekae" = Eugyra turnsekae Baron-Szabo 1996 stony coral
Felixigyra patruliusi Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Eugyra lanckoronensis Morycowa 1964 stony coral
Eohydnophora ovalis Masse and Morycowa 1994 stony coral
Myriophyllia propria Sikharulidze 1979 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Dermosmilia sp., Dermosmilia cretacica
Dermosmilia sp. Koby 1884 stony coral
Dermosmilia cretacica Turnsek 1974 stony coral
 Scleractinia -
Neocoeniopsis corollaris
Neocoeniopsis corollaris Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Actinaraea tenuis
Actinaraea tenuis Morycowa 1971 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Amphiaulastrea conferta, Pleurophyllia sp.
Amphiaulastrea conferta Ogilvie 1897 stony coral
Pleurophyllia sp. Fromentel 1856 stony coral
2 species
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Microphyllia densecostata, Fungiastraea crespoi
Microphyllia densecostata Sikharulidze 1979 stony coral
Fungiastraea crespoi Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi, Microsolena sp., "Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major, Microsolena kobyi, Eocomoseris raueni, Comoseris cf. minima
Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
"Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral
Microsolena kobyi Prever 1909 stony coral
Eocomoseris raueni Löser 1993 stony coral
Comoseris cf. minima Beauvais 1964 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
Columnocoenia cf. ksiazkiewiczi
Columnocoenia cf. ksiazkiewiczi Morycowa 1964 stony coral
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Sphaerocoeliidae
Barroisia sp.
Barroisia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1882 calcareous sponge
Demospongea
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"Demospongea indet." = Demospongiae
"Demospongea indet." = Demospongiae Sollas 1875 demosponge