Doi-Doi, Barru, Sulawesi (Eocene of Indonesia)

Where: Sulawesi, Indonesia (4.4° N, 119.7° E: paleocoordinates 9.7° N, 123.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tonasa Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• stratigraphically below the Bulo Bunting locality

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified floatstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. E. J. Wilson and B. R. Rosen. 1998. Implications of paucity of corals in the Paleogene of SE Asia: plate tectonics or centre of origin?. In R. Hall, J.L. Holloway (eds.), Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 165-195 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/S. Bruning]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 26859: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 06.11.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Only corals described
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stylocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungiidae indet., "Funginellastrea garnieri" = Funginellastraea
Fungiidae indet. Dana 1846 stony coral
"Funginellastrea garnieri" = Funginellastraea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae