Wysoka Turnia, High-Tatra (Cretaceous of Poland)

Where: Poland (49.2° N, 19.9° E: paleocoordinates 28.5° N, 26.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: "Horiopleura Beds" Member (Wysoka Turnia Limestone Formation), Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• reef breccia

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Morycowa and J. Lefeld. 1966. Les madreporaires des calcaires urgoniens de la serie haut-tatrique dans la Tatra Polonaise [Corals from the Urgonian Limestones of the Polish Tatra Mountains]. Annales de la Societe Geologique de Pologne 36(4):519-542 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 69199: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 21.02.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae
"Diplothecophyllia aff. basseae" = Orbignygyra tenella
"Diplothecophyllia aff. basseae" = Orbignygyra tenella Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Procladocora sp.
Procladocora sp. Alloiteau 1952 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
"Myriophyllia lanckoronensis" = Eugyra lanckoronensis
"Myriophyllia lanckoronensis" = Eugyra lanckoronensis Morycowa 1964 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis fotisalensis
Calamophylliopsis fotisalensis Bendukidze 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia sp.
Axosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
"Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major
"Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral