Boulder reef, inner shelf core, Section 1, R 1 (Holocene of Australia)

Also known as Reef 3804

Where: Queensland, Australia (15.4° S, 145.3° E: paleocoordinates 15.4° S, 145.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• 0-11, Holocene/Pleistocene boundary at 11 metres

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• reefal, shallow, low energy, turbid, inner shelf reef flat
• coral framework (very low volume)

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. M. Webster and P. J. Davies. 2003. Coral variation in two deep drill cores: significance for the Pleistocene development of the Great Barrier Reef. Sedimentary Geology 159(1-2):61-80 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 80801: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 09.05.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora humilis
Acropora humilis Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp.
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites lutea, Porites australiensis, Porites lobata
Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Porites australiensis Vaughan 1918 stony coral
Porites lobata Dana 1846 stony coral