Morondava (Jurassic of Madagascar)

Where: Toliara, Madagascar (20.9° S, 44.0° E: paleocoordinates 25.8° S, 19.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bathonian (168.3 - 166.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 86490: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 04.02.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Ellipsosmiliidae
Macgeopsis complanata, Macgeopsis grandidieri
Macgeopsis complanata Alloiteau 1958 stony coral
Macgeopsis grandidieri de Fromentel 1873 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia morondavensis n. sp.
Cladophyllia morondavensis n. sp. Alloiteau 1958 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Keriophyllia fischeri
Keriophyllia fischeri de Fromentel 1873 stony coral