Pietroasa, patch reef, Cluj (Miocene of Romania)

Also known as Reef 1623

Where: Romania (46.5° N, 23.6° E: paleocoordinates 45.7° N, 23.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Girbova de Sus Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• patch-reef on an algal-rich carbonate platform

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J.-P. Saint Martin, D. Merle, J. J. Cornee, S. Filipescu, S. Saint Martin and I. I. Bucur. 2007. Les constructions coralliennes du Badenien (Miocene moyen) de la bordure occidentale de la depression de Transylvanie (Roumanie) [Badenian (Middle Miocene) coral build-ups of the western border of the Transylvanian Basin (Romania)]. Comptes Rendus Palevol 6:37-46 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70057: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea sp. Alloiteau 1950 stony coral