Vitesov (Polypiers), Czechia (Cretaceous of Czech Republic)

Also known as Siegesfeld

Where: Czech Republic (50.1° N, 15.1° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° N, 14.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bila hora Formation (Polypiers redepose Group), Early/Lower Turonian (93.5 - 89.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: H. Eliásová. 1997. Coraux crétacés de Bohême (Cénomanien supérieur; Turonien inférieur - Coniacien inférieur), République tchèque. Vestnik Ceskeho geologichickeho ustavu 72:245-266 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35160: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Marcus Apel on 16.11.2003

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Synhelia gibbosa Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
"Saxuligyra maior n. sp." = Somalica maior
"Saxuligyra maior n. sp." = Somalica maior Eliasova 1991 stony coral