Also known as Reef 3204
Where: Italy (39.2° N, 16.3° E: paleocoordinates 38.9° N, 15.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Clacare di Mendicino Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified floatstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: A. Mastandrea, F. Muto, C. Neri, C.A. Papazzoni, E. Perri and F. Russo. 2002. Deep-water coral banks: an example from the "Calcare di Mendicino" (Upper Miocene, Northern Calabria, Italy). Facies 47:27-42 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 27549: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 11.12.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Nodosariata | |
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804 | |
Foraminifera | |
Elphidium sp. Monfort 1808 | |
Orbulina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
Globigerinoides sp. Cushman 1927 | |
Asterigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1839 | |
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Anthozoa | |
Oculina sp. Gray 1847 stony coral | |
Dendrophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral | |
Gastropoda | |
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Gymnolaemata | |
Echinoidea | |
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin |