Uezato, Okinawa Island, Ue2 (Pleistocene of Japan)

Also known as Reef 3933

Where: Japan (26.1° N, 127.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.2° N, 127.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Naha Formation (Ryukyu Group), Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• older than 0.85 Ma based on nannofossils

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

• middle reef slope
• coral limestone, size of sample quadrat: 7.4 m²

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: M. Humblet, Y. Iryu, and T. Nakamori. 2009. Variations in Pleistocene coral assemblages in space and time in southern and northern central Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Marine Geology 259:1-20 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87996: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 30.03.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• corals only
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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Montipora sp., Astreopora sp.
Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites "sp. 2", Porites "sp. 3"
Porites "sp. 2" Link 1807 stony coral
encrusting/platy Porites
Porites "sp. 3" Link 1807 stony coral
Porites/Montipora
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungiidae indet., "Diaseris ? fragilis" = Cycloseris fragilis
Fungiidae indet. Dana 1846 stony coral
"Diaseris ? fragilis" = Cycloseris fragilis Alcock 1893 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Pachyseris rugosa
Pachyseris rugosa Lamarck 1801 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Platygyra ex gr. daedalea, "Favia ex gr. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, Favites sp., Cyphastrea sp.
Platygyra ex gr. daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Favia ex gr. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Cyphastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Faviidae indet., Favia sp.
Faviidae indet. Gregory 1900 stony coral
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
"Turbinaria aff. peltata" = Duncanopsammia peltata
"Turbinaria aff. peltata" = Duncanopsammia peltata Esper 1794 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Galaxea sp., Galaxea astreata, Galaxea fascicularis
Galaxea sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Galaxea astreata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral