Lipica, Slovenian Karst, Lipica Formation (Cretaceous to of Slovenia)

Also known as Reef 3510

Where: Slovenia (45.7° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 30.8° N, 15.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lipica Formation, Santonian to Santonian (86.3 - 72.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• rudist-coral patch-reefs and biostromes
• micritic limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: D. Turnsek. 1997. Mesozoic corals of Slovenia. ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana 1-512 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68739: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.02.2007

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiiformii -
"Hippuritoida indet." = Hippuritida
"Hippuritoida indet." = Hippuritida Newell 1965 rudist
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Stromatoporoidea
 Stromatoporoidea -
Stromatoporoidea indet. stromatoporoid sponge