Eniwetok atoll, core F1, 670-680ft (Miocene of Marshall Islands)
Where: Marshall Islands (9.0° N, 167.0° E: paleocoordinates 4.4° N, 176.9° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine
Primary reference: J. W. Wells. 1964. Fossil corals from Eniwetok Atoll. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 260-DD:1101-1111 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45352: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 20.10.2004
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Taxonomic list
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| Hydrozoa | |
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Millepora sp. fire coral | |
| Anthozoa | |
Stylophora pistillata, Seriatopora micrommata, Seriatopora ornata, Stylocoeniella sp., Pocillopora damicornis
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
Seriatopora micrommata Felix 1921 stony coral
Seriatopora ornata Felix 1921 stony coral
Stylocoeniella sp. Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 stony coral
Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral | |
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Porites cf. capricornis stony coral | |